Are the Democrats (including Obama) using a "Rope-A-Dope" strategy for this election?

[Dawson Leery]

Are the Democrats (including Obama) using a "Rope-A-Dope" strategy for this election?

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. What is a rope-a-dope strategy?

[vi5]

6. An old boxing technique...

I think Ali came up with (or made it famous). Basically you just lay back and let your opponent tire himself out by going after you hard and hitting you. You just play defense, keep your hands up and let your opponent tire himself out and when he's tired and weaker you start pounding him hard and knocking him out.

Also, every election that I've been on DU (since after 2000) has claimed going into every election that the Dems are pulling this technique. They are never right about that. Even the years we've made gains, I don't think it's been true.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Thanks, good explanation. I'd heard the term, but never the definition

:toast:

[muntrv]

15. Muhammid Ali used this tactic against George Foreman for the heavyweight

title in 1974. He allowed George to keep punching him until George got tired.

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. Thank you.

:thumbsup:

[C_U_L8R]

2. I hope a dope

cause we're getting into the late rounds here
and we need a knock out win

[vi5]

3. I think you have it half right. N/T

[hlthe2b]

4. You know the numbers of DUers who knew nothing about the context...

of this term (and probably barely know who Muhammad Ali is)has increased dramatically... Perhaps you should define the term in your poll. ;)

[customerserviceguy]

12. The majority of DUers are reading this on a computer

and they'd have little trouble going here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope-a-dope

It's the first thing you see when you put that phrase into Google.

[hlthe2b]

14. If one expects others to have to google everything in your post...

then many will (understandably) be put off...

Boy, csg, you sure seem to have gotten a major case of the "old crankies," lately. Dennis the Menace been messing on your lawn? :shrug:

[customerserviceguy]

18. I often find things here that are strange and unfamiliar to me

being an old fuddy duddy and all that. But search engines are my friend.

And yes, I shot my pellet rifle at little Dennis just the other day. That'll teach the boy!

[greyl]

21. Googling "old crankies"... nt

[customerserviceguy]

22. My picture's in the dictionary

next to that term, when you find it!

[Rex]

5. Yes, but dope is kind of flattering considering we are talking about

Teabagging Repukes.

[librechik]

7. The Democrats are using strategy?

I really hadn't noticed...

[emilyg]

9. Neither have I.

[CLANG]

10. Yeah that's a pretty damning statement. That implies organization and purpose.

[customerserviceguy]

11. Nope

Crazy suggestion. I think the President's in a bit over his head. He thought that halfway measures to do HCR and financial reform would fulfill the hope and change promises all by themselves.

Now if we were fully out of Iraq and Afghanistan, then maybe we wouldn't be talking about rope-a-dope.

[Maccagirl]

13. You may be right

I thought Obama was savvy enough about human nature that he wouldn't count on the American electorate (and their representatives) behaving like grown-ups. I was dead wrong.

[HughMoran]

16. That's a terrible attitude

I don't want to read any more - off to ignore for you.

[customerserviceguy]

19. You know, I've never ever put anyone on ignore

No matter how upset I was with them. It would be my way of saying, "You won."

I accept your surrender...

[jdp349]

20. What? A contrarian? Quick hit the ignore button and save yourself!

the horror ... the horror ...