Obama's fundamental problem: He trusts the American Voter.

[Perky]

He chouldn't trust the voyer. They are very clearly politically illiterate. You have to make them feel good about the candidate and about whe the candoidate wants to take the country and you have to drag them into that understanding because fear trumps hope nine times out of ten.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

1. I am beginning to wonder if he grasps

how many mouth breathing troglodytes there actually are in this country.

[babylonsister]

2. How else can he handle this? No other way imo. Sure, he can

attack McBush more, and I have no doubt he will, but what's he supposed to say otherwise?
He trusts the younger people who will hopefully come out in droves and haven't developed that racist gene that so many older people have, whether they admit it or not (and that includes my liberal father).

[GrizzlyMan]

5. Start calling them liars

Tell people McCain is going to raise their taxes (which also happens to be true), start saturating the airwaves with negative attack ads and stop praising McCain for his service every time he talks about him on television.

In other words, get up in their grill. Get mean.

[babylonsister]

10. That's subtly happening-

and I apologize for the source. :hide:

Sarah Palin's got earmarks of liar, say Barack Obama

BY MICHAEL McAULIFF
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

Saturday, September 6th 2008, 11:02 PM
Sen. Barack Obama campaigns at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday. Savoia/AP

Sen. Barack Obama campaigns at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday.

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama took his first swipe at freshly plucked GOP veep nominee Sarah Palin Saturday, casting her as a phony symbol of change who's willing to just "make stuff up."

"I know the governor of Alaska has been saying she's change, and that's great," Obama told about 800 people at the Wabash fairgrounds in Terre Haute, Ind. But referring to reports that Palin accepted Federal earmarks money for her state, he added, "But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change. Come on, I mean, words mean something - you can't just make stuff up."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/09/06/2008-09-06_sarah_palins_got_earmarks_of_liar_say_ba.html

[GrizzlyMan]

12. I don't think subtle is enough

Low info voters don't follow nuanced approaches. They need to beaten over their thick heads with words like liar.

[babylonsister]

16. The RNC was over Friday; give them a break. I have lots of faith; try it! nt

[babylonsister]

21. How 'bout this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6994023&mesg_id=6994023

[1corona4u]

3. Yeah, well, he has been all across this country, and talked to

hundreds of thousands of people, from all walks of life, so maybe, just maybe, he knows something the rest of us can only wonder about.

[flamingdem]

4. Difference between Obama and Us? We go all unbalanced and he just stayed Cool and in Control.. nt

[liberalmuse]

6. That's why I love him.

He's not cynical like most politicians. Or myself. And he's met more Americans than we have, so maybe he's right about that.

[FrenchieCat]

7. You are underestimating Barack Obama.

He worked as director of project Vote, and he saw as we did what happened in 2000.

Obama is also the Jackie Robinson of Politics, and has to approach things a bit differently than someone else would. I have faith that he will get it done. In the meantime, he is appealing to the electorate's better angels, but he isn't through yet. He has just begun to fight.

[eleny]

8. I agree completely

Instead of droning on about policies, he needs to cut to the chase with short, memorable statements.

Keith couldn't have made it more clear when he quoted what Truman said - How many times do you have to be hit on the head before you realize who's clobbering you.

Obama needs to take his head out of the classroom and into the street. Think political sign instead of class lecture.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. Obama understands the American voter.

Don't think for a minute that he doesn't.

[Phredicles]

25. I hope he uses "They must think you're stupid" fairly heavily from now on.

I think it's a good way to get even the ones who really are stupid think twice maybe.

[ContinentalOp]

11. I think the average American can be trusted.

I sure hope he doesn't trust the system though. I hope he doesn't trust the media, the voting machines, the whole process.

[OneGrassRoot]

13. One of my favorite sayings of late is...

"I'll believe in you when you are no longer able to believe in yourself."

I think that's what Obama is trying to convey. He probably genuinely means it; but, even if he didn't, he is showing respect for citizens rather than the Republicans who THINK THEY'RE STUPID.

That's the contrast he's providing.

edited saying for clarity :)

[babylonsister]

18. I'm not getting that quote, but

I do agree about the positive contrast Obama is providing.

[secondwind]

14. let's not forget that he (Obama) and his campaign have inside information

on internal polling , and they seem at ease for now.

[kwenu]

15. It's a PR war that is based on the shallowest of ideals but that's is what we're stuck with.

[msallied]

17. Wow. No wonder we're often referred to as snobby elitists.

[Ichingcarpenter]

19. Hillary should called them a liar today..... its hillary's fault

Now shouldn't you start a hillary VP post again?

[Life Long Dem]

20. Obama is taking the country into the history books with him as the first black president

[ladjf]

22. That is one thing I can't agree with Obama on.

[jberryhill]

23. So does the Constitution

Look, nobody is going to get anywhere with the voters by calling them stupid.

[scheming daemons]

24. No....that's his fundamental STRENGTH