in common. you have over here or over here. you have this america or this america. there s nothing in between, so you have to make your choice. they are stark. i think that s a clear message to the base. yeah. i totally disagree. i think confrontational rhetoric that calls out the other side. this election the swing voters in an environment like this when economic anxiety is this high are programmed to treat this program as a referendum. our anxiety is high, so we vote the indumb bent out. the most famous example here, think of harry truman, 1948 railing against the do nothing congress. that was something after swing voters in 1948. think about the humility that obama shows drirven to his knee many times. that says you can truce me. i get it. linda killian is here, she s
fronts, you re really impeaching his credibility on economic incompetence. it s critical for the obama campaign that they do that. again, in this climate the tendency for swing voters, i really think is, don t ask questions. just vote the indumb bent out. the obama campaign really needs for there to be context. john, in your piece, your sources say the obama campaign, in addition to going after his public record in massachusetts, they believe they have an issue of character to go after here. you write it will the campaign will drive home the idea that romney is a skillful but self serving plutocrat who has never cared about bettering the lives of ordinary people. one tag line the campaign is considering using, he s never been in it for you. yes, and that s a very strong line. and now that it s been in this magazine piece, i don t know if they re going to feel comfortable using it or not. it does what steve kornacki was
his credibility on economic incompetence. it s critical for the obama campaign that they do that. again, in this climate the tendency for swing voters, i really think is, don t ask questions. just vote the indumb bent out. the obama campaign really needs for there to be context. john, in your piece, your sources say the obama campaign, in addition to going after his public record in massachusetts, they believe they have an issue of character to go after here. you write it will the campaign will drive home the idea that romney is a skillful but self serving plutocrat who has never cared about bettering the lives of ordinary people. one tag line the campaign is considering using, he s never been in it for you. yes, and that s a very strong line. and now that it s been in this magazine piece, i don t know if they re going to feel comfortable using it or not. it does what steve kornacki was just talking about. it ties up everything.