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4 Comments on Obama-Reagan-Krugman (4.00 / 2)

Obama is trying to expand the Democratic franchise. I think that this is simply brilliant.
Some of his attempts have been clumsy and poorly done. While i understand the whole Reagan thing, it's just too sophisticated and prone to misunderstanding. I think, in the long run, this will be viewed as a big mistake. I really agree with Obama on this, too. I FIRMLY reject all of Reagan's policies, while believeing, unfortunately, that Reagan did convince many that he had good ideas.
From 1976-1992, the Republicans WERE the Party of New Ideas. Most were also Stupid Ideas, but new they were. If you do not understand that the Republicans were contributing the new ideas and rewriting the political rule book during this period, you are an idiot.
Obama needs to carefully vett his ideas and public utterances to an oppo researcher, who will check them for anti-Obama spin potential. He is getting in the soup because he is not thinking enough ahead of time about how Clinton and his wife will distort, lie, and flat out confuse the issue.

I FIRMLY believe that we will win if we expand the group of those who vote for the Democrat. Reagan won in 1980 by INVENTING the Reagan Democrat - the socially conscious voter willing to vote his social agenda and damage his own economic agenda. Can you imagine the Hillary Republican? There is no such thing? Can you imagine the Obama Republican? I certainly can. I think that there are Obama Republicans out there.

by dataguy on Mon Jan 21st, 2008 at 02:13:25 PM EST

Re: 4 Comments on Obama-Reagan-Krugman (none / 0)

While i understand the whole Reagan thing, it's just too sophisticated and prone to misunderstanding.

That's it, in a nutshell.

But I agree with you that what he wants to do is brilliant. It's s why I decided to vote for him. I just hope that his clumsy and poorly done attempts don't swamp him in the end.

If he wants to create Obama Republicans though, he needs to give them the same guidance that Reagan gave the Reagan Democrats. Define what it is about the old order (in this case the conservative Republican party of the last 15 years) that they should reject and define what it is that the new order is going to look like. Not in detail but in easily understandable symbolic language. Easier said than done, I know.

by maryb2004 on Mon Jan 21st, 2008 at 02:33:40 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: 4 Comments on Obama-Reagan-Krugman (none / 0)

Well said.

by RandyH on Mon Jan 21st, 2008 at 02:52:37 PM EST
[ Parent ]

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