Another short post today, because I’m in the middle of a 24-hour take-home exam. Don’t worry, it’s open book, no cheating here :-).
Well, McCain and Obama have picked their general election strategies, including how they want to define their opponent: Obama will define McCain as Bush the Third, and McCain will define Obama as an out-of-touch elitist. These are both tried and true strategies, and both candidates have given the other ample reason for their opponents to succeed. McCain’s famous Bush hug (above left), his “100-years-in-Iraq” gaffe (it may be out of context, but that doesn’t matter in politics!), and his cozying up to the administration during the past seven years of hell will not serve him well. On the flip side, Obama’s “bitter” gaffe and his Jeremiah Wright connections could make the “elitist” label stick. Will it? Which adverse definition will succeed?
Now, I’m an optimist, but I’m calling this for Obama.
