This should be a gigantic gift to the Obama campaign. It should be the easiest thing in politics today to portray Ryan as an enemy of senior citizens (mostly, because he is an enemy of senior citizens), thus destroying Romney's reputation with the largest single voting bloc in this country.
But, somehow, I don't think that's going to happen. I'm betting that the Obama crew will double down on how they're fighting the deficit, too, thus playing into the Repugs' hand.
Never underestimate the ability of mainstream Dems to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by ignoring Harry Truman's dictum on the effects of imitating Republicans. Ever since the ascendancy of the DLC/Third Way/New Democrats, they've been pandering to low-information swing voters and taking their traditional base for granted.
Don't expect them to capitalize on this huge fuck-up by Romney.
Rising Hegemon
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Willard Romney can't be that stupid. Oh, wait. Never mind.
This should be a gigantic gift to the Obama campaign. It should be the easiest thing in politics today to portray Ryan as an enemy of senior citizens (mostly, because he is an enemy of senior citizens), thus destroying Romney's reputation with the largest single voting bloc in this country.
But, somehow, I don't think that's going to happen. I'm betting that the Obama crew will double down on how they're fighting the deficit, too, thus playing into the Repugs' hand.
Never underestimate the ability of mainstream Dems to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory by ignoring Harry Truman's dictum on the effects of imitating Republicans. Ever since the ascendancy of the DLC/Third Way/New Democrats, they've been pandering to low-information swing voters and taking their traditional base for granted.
Don't expect them to capitalize on this huge fuck-up by Romney.
Most people don't know wo Ryan is. IF the Obama campaign is smart, they will define him early. And they better be as ruthless as Ryan is.
What a team. Two guys without a conscience between them.
A stroke of genius. Thank you, FSM.
I'm sure Ryan celebrated with a couple of $350 bottles of Jayer-Gilles Echezeaux Grand Cru 2004 with his BFF's.
Good news is that Ryan's seat is now open!
So, an Ayn Rand-atheist Roman Catholic federal government dismantler and a Mormon Bishop vulture capitalist walk into a bar.....
What could possibly go wrong?
fuck winning i guess. nail down the base.
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