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kentuck

(111,094 posts)
Wed Jul 25, 2012, 10:54 AM Jul 2012

Which is the best strategy for Obama?

To take the positive route, as in his last ad, and make the election a choice between two ideologies?

Or to take a more aggressive route, as in the ad showing Romney singing with his out-sourcing notes in the background?

Of course, the Republicans that come on the Morning Joe show, for example, say that the Obama's "positive" ad is the best ad in the campaign so far. How much stock do you want to put in those accolades?

Romney is a very secretive candidate. His own Party does not know what financial deals he has been involved with. He still refuses to show his tax returns. He has fired American workers and out-sourced their jobs overseas. There is a lot to criticize with Mitt Romney.

Would it be a mistake to simply make it a "choice" between the two candidates? In doing so, Obama and the Democrats give up half the ground to Romney to begin with and they both start at 50/50 and let the people make the decision. Is that the best way to run this campaign? We should take into consideration that the Republicans are not beyond stealing an election if they can get away with it.

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Which is the best strategy for Obama? (Original Post) kentuck Jul 2012 OP
Have Romney arrested for filing gopiscrap Jul 2012 #1
My advice would be ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #2
Your post sounds pretty good. nt longship Jul 2012 #3
I agree, 1SDM kentuck Jul 2012 #6
Never have I seen a more serious time here in America. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #4
You keep hitting Willard with the truth Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #5

gopiscrap

(23,760 posts)
1. Have Romney arrested for filing
Wed Jul 25, 2012, 10:55 AM
Jul 2012

false tax returns and thrown into jail to await trial after the election!!!

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
2. My advice would be ...
Wed Jul 25, 2012, 11:09 AM
Jul 2012

Do BOTH, position the election as a choice between two vastly different ideologies AND hit him hard on out-sourcing and Bain and his non-disclosure of his tax filings.

They should do the former because it IS a choice between ideologies; and the latter, because it proves the point.

I think all the gush over the "Choice" ad is because pundits KNOW that the hits are working ... and want them to stop.

turtlerescue1

(1,013 posts)
4. Never have I seen a more serious time here in America.
Wed Jul 25, 2012, 11:34 AM
Jul 2012

So WHATEVER it takes, and not just at who is at 1600, but who is sitting on the Hill.

The Dems have to outwit the money being spent, and that means taking the truth so that all levels of intelligence understands. It also means exposing the Fundies for the hippo-size-crites they truly are. Government is not a business, it is a government-sure would like to see this "business" taken off the table somehow.

Mitters is a poor excuse for a Presidential candidate, even for the GOP. If he manages to get in, we all better start carrying our own pocket-sized jars of vaseline!

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
5. You keep hitting Willard with the truth
Wed Jul 25, 2012, 12:33 PM
Jul 2012

he has no defense against it


Where does Willard stand?? .. No one knows
Willard is running on successful business man, saved the Olympics, governor....... either records for all are either destroyed, locked up, missing, or very suspect.

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