Comments on: Wishful Thinking http://www.1115.org/2007/10/01/wishful-thinking/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:49:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: matt http://www.1115.org/2007/10/01/wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-61059 matt Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:46:26 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/10/01/wishful-thinking/#comment-61059 <blockquote>It seems like Obama’s real problem is that he’s having a problem differentiating his campaign versus hers without reminding everyone about the good old days of the Clinton years.</blockquote> if that was his only problem, he'd be fine.

It seems like Obama’s real problem is that he’s having a problem differentiating his campaign versus hers without reminding everyone about the good old days of the Clinton years.

if that was his only problem, he’d be fine.

]]> By: john http://www.1115.org/2007/10/01/wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-61056 john Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:32:24 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/10/01/wishful-thinking/#comment-61056 Your second point is a pretty good reason for Hillary to make the argument, don't you think? It wouldn't be very smart for them not to play on Bill Clinton's legacy. They don't need to make the argument explicitly because it's implied in Hillary's identity. She is who she is as a political candidate because of her husband. That's just how it is and lucky for them the last 8 years have been such an unmitigated disaster that his legacy and her identity are an appealing political selling point. I'm not sure she would be in such a fortunate political situation if the Bush Presidency was marked by 8 years of more peace and prosperity than '92-'00. It seems like Obama's real problem is that he's having a problem differentiating his campaign versus hers without reminding everyone about the good old days of the Clinton years. Your second point is a pretty good reason for Hillary to make the argument, don’t you think?

It wouldn’t be very smart for them not to play on Bill Clinton’s legacy. They don’t need to make the argument explicitly because it’s implied in Hillary’s identity. She is who she is as a political candidate because of her husband. That’s just how it is and lucky for them the last 8 years have been such an unmitigated disaster that his legacy and her identity are an appealing political selling point. I’m not sure she would be in such a fortunate political situation if the Bush Presidency was marked by 8 years of more peace and prosperity than ’92-’00.

It seems like Obama’s real problem is that he’s having a problem differentiating his campaign versus hers without reminding everyone about the good old days of the Clinton years.

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