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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Obama at the Helm of a Profoundly Steady Ship
Building on my earlier post, Obama's Happy, Drama-Free Appeal, Obama's masterful stewardship of his campaign during this primary season is getting a lot of appreciative notice, from liberal and conservative media alike:
Obama doesn't have to rely on his legislative résumé to prove he's capable of running the government. He can point to something more germane: the way he's run his campaign.
Presidents tend to govern the way they campaigned. Jimmy Carter ran as a moralistic outsider in 1976, and he governed that way as well, refusing to compromise with a Washington establishment that he distrusted (and that distrusted him). Ronald Reagan 's campaign looked harsh on paper but warm and fuzzy on TV, as did his presidency. The 1992 Clinton campaign was like the Clinton administration: brilliant and chaotic, with a penchant for near-death experiences. And the 2000 Bush campaign presaged the Bush presidency: disciplined, hierarchical, loyal and ruthless.
Of the three candidates still in the 2008 race, Obama has run the best campaign by far. McCain's was a top-heavy, slow-moving, money-hemorrhaging Hindenburg that eventually exploded, leaving the Arizona senator to resurrect his bankrupt candidacy through sheer force of will. Clinton's campaign has been marked by vicious infighting and organizational weakness, as manifested by her terrible performance in caucus states.
Obama's, by contrast, has been an organizational wonder, the political equivalent of crossing a Lamborghini with a Hummer.
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Posted by Metavirus at 4/08/2008 08:54:00 PM
Tags: Barack Obama , Case for Obama , Electability , Election 2008 , Hillary Clinton , John McCain , Primaries
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