Are you curious what a Barack Obama presidential campaign would look like? Well, anyone who lives in Massachusetts already has a pretty good idea. That’s because Deval Patrick, who just won the gubernatorial race there—becoming only the second black governor in U.S. history–did so by borrowing Obama’s chief political consultant, David Axelrod, and using the same playbook Obama is likely to use if he runs for president in 2008. Patrick ran a campaign promising a new kind of politics; he ran on the twin themes of hope and change, much like Bill Clinton did in 1992, and perhaps most notably, he capitalized on the widespread feeling among voters that his campaign represented an historic moment for their state and their country. All in all, it was an extraordinarily effective campaign.
I think there a lot of people waiting to cast affirmative, positive votes, not defensive, fear-based votes. Obama could really resonate with voters who are turned off by the last few cycles. Go read the whole thing, t's not long and really left me feeling upbeat about politics for a change.
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For all of the nay-saying you get about "A Southerner would never vote for a black guy," which I think is bullshit, I think Obama is the Dems' best chance in 08. No Hillary.
Agreed. In fact, in plenty of Southern states, the African American population is sizeable (MISS: 37%, LA: 33%, ALA: 27%). My bet is a viable black Presidential candidate would increase turnout in a big way in those communities.
Besides that, what have Obama actually accomplished? Hardly a thing at all. He's a junior Senator without much of a track record.
Can you elaborate on George W. Bush's track record when he ran in 2000?
That's what I thought...
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