42nd President Is A 30-Second Sound Bite Machine
- Filed under: Democrats '08
- Date: Jan 21,2008
We Democrats love Bill Clinton. When he talks, we listen. That is why it comes as no surprise that the New Hampshire "Fairytale" and Nevada "5-times as much" 30-second sound bites helped propel Senator Clinton to victories in those states. While Bill Clinton knocked Barack Obama off message, Hillary was free to stay positive and above the fray. Unless the Obama team devises a new strategy to deal with Bill, the results of New Hampshire and Nevada are destined to be repeated. This morning, Obama went on Good Morning America to begin to respond:
From ABC: "You know the former president, who I think all of us have a lot of regard for, has taken his advocacy on behalf of his wife to a level that I think is pretty troubling," Obama said during his first morning television interview since coming in second in Nevada. "He continues to make statements that are not supported by the facts — whether it's about my record of opposition to the war in Iraq or our approach to organizing in Las Vegas."
Uh, troubling? That is not the kind of strong response that the Obama Campaign needs to take on the former leader of the free world and a saint to many Democrats. With South Carolina just five days away, Obama cannot afford another week of distraction. He needs a surrogate to take on Bill Clinton if he wants to have a chance to win.
I think the Hillary Clinton campaign is hoping for one more good week out of Bill because of South Carolina. The African-American vote in the state is up for grabs. Bill's job is to help minimize a loss and possibly even help bring home a win. Plus, as has been proven in the past two contests, a controversy made for a 30-second sound bite would not be a bad idea either.
2 Responses for "42nd President Is A 30-Second Sound Bite Machine"
I have seen and heard a lot being written about how Bill is kind of taking over Hillary's campaign. Everyone keeps saying if you vote for Hillary you are getting 2 canidates and not just one. I am really torn on this issue because I really do like Bill Clinton and thought he did an excellent job as president. I fully back Obama and I don't know what he can really do to take down Bill and Hillary. Hillary by herself is an easy target, but you can't really bash Bill and still look good. His campaign really has to walk a fine line in order to keep everyone happy.
Hillary is my #3 choice. She will energize the GOP base and we'll have 4 years of wingers going crazy. They are *praying* she is the nominee.
Obama is who they FEAR.
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