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KISS, not the band (5.00 / 1) (#105)
by TheRefugee on Mon Mar 24, 2008 at 09:51:44 AM EST
is Obama's campaign.  Keep it simple stupid.  Obama's draw is that he doesn't have the baggage that a longtime DC player has.  Because of that it is easy for people who don't really understand politics to think that Obama, being new and spouting change, can actually walk into the WH and demand change....and get it.  

It isn't an age thing it is a question of what you look for in a candidate.  Hillary supporters are looking at a broader picture, drawing off of years of public record to make a fair assessment of Hillary's quality and qualification.  

Obama supporters are taking the narrow view...new and different, excellent motivator and speaker...he has to be good.  When ever anything bad comes up concerning Obama they don't go digging for the truth, they attack.  They don't know Obama's past anymore than we do because there isn't that much public record...what is there is finally starting to come to light and we're finding that the telegenic Obama might just be telegenic and no more.

You are dead on about the fact that Hillary supporters are comfortable with Hillary because of her and Bill being known.  What I think the Obama supporters continually overlook is that there is no perfect candidate.  That every candidate has made mistakes, has baggage.  That they are willing to ignore or overlook Obama's baggage is a mistake, either now or in the GE.  

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