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Will Obama Run Like Bill Clinton… or Michael Dukakis?

May 12, 2008 - 12:49 am - by Jennifer Rubin
AJ
2008-05-12 06:11:39

“Why is the Republican Brand in such bad shape? Zero accomplishments and zero message. You can’t beat something (even something that stinks) with nothing.”

Huh? McCain, if anything, has a message. Not all conservatives like it, but he has a substantive one, especially on national security.

Obama will lose for three reasons—none of which have to do with skin color, of course. That’s for the media and liberal racists to discuss:

1. NO message (hope and change? wow. I think that was my message when I ran for 4th grade class president)

2. Lack of leadership experience (law school, “community organizer,” prof, unaccomplished state legislator, 2 years as do nothing senator)

3. FAR left politics. (can you imagine the GOP getting away with nominating the most conservative senator in America? nope)

Look, the big city media may want to make this out to be a race, but it’s not. This includes conservatives, who mostly live in big cities, like I do. BUT, I also travel and have family and friends in small town America. They won’t vote for Obama. And again, NOT due to race. See, they understand America better than big city elites. Applebees, Nascar and Walmart is fine with them, as that is America. The GOPers will vote for the moderate and the blue collar working class will NOT vote for Obama. They’ll sit out, support Mccain or Nader. My step-dad, a hard core Korean war Vet Democrat is a perfect example. He hates Obama and his racist wife. He’ll go Nader or sit out. This is typical.

So, though I appreciate the history lesson in this piece (I really do), Obama is no Dukakis or Clinton. You insult those two guys by doing that. ONLY in America can a simpleton with NO message get to the General Election…but he won’t win any states other than IL, OR, CA, WA, MA, MD, DC, etc.