Former Clinton strategist: "Gov. Palin needs to demonstrate a real understanding of complex issues"

Amerigo Vespucci

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Thu Oct-02-08 10:26 AM
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Former Clinton strategist: "Gov. Palin needs to demonstrate a real understanding of complex issues"

Sen. Hillary Clinton's former strategist/spokesman Howard Wolfson wonders what it will take for Sarah Palin to get Americans to look past Tina Fey's SNL interpretation of her:

The short answers: Gov. Palin needs to demonstrate a real understanding of complex issues. Simple talking points won't cut it. She needs to make clear she grasps the difficult policy challenges that the next administration will confront. if she doesn't the debate will quickly turn into her own version of Thursday Night Live.

Sen. Biden's burden is the opposite. We all know he understands the issues. Instead he has to connect with Americans, making the case against John McCain without condescending to Gov. Palin and angering female voters. (He will not, for instance, be calling her "Sarah")

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/29/biden-palin-debate-update_n_130197.html

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Alter Ego

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Thu Oct-02-08 10:28 AM
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1. Wow, I actually agree with Wolfson on something. He's wrong about Biden though.

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