Politico reporter fishing for buyer's remorse (HT Digby and kos)

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/7/811632/-Politico-fishing-for-buyers-remorse-story

Politico fishing for "buyer's remorse" story
by kos
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 at 09:50:03 AM PST

Politico reporter Daniel Libit sends me this query:

Working on a story with another reporter about the increasing similarity between Barack Obama’s policies and Hillary Clinton’s primary platform and whether Democrats might have viewed the primary differently if they knew then what they know now. Would love to get your thoughts on the state of buyer’s remorse. Might you be able to send me something before day’s out?

My response:

My god, what a stupid premise.

Of course Obama and Clinton had similar platforms. They're both mainstream Democrats! But for a publication addicted to Drudge headlines, what could be better than a screaming headline proclaiming that Democrats had "buyer's remorse", even if that sentiment was wholly manufactured by Politico reporters?

Update from fasteddie9318 in the comments:

Soon to be appearing in a Politico article near you:
Progressives, as might be expected, are not pleased with Obama's shift toward Clintonian principles. Influential liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas commented "My god, what a stupid (decision on Obama's part)."

[DJ13]

1. He has a point (though I know some wont like this)

I couldnt vote for Hillary because she would return the country to the pro-business DLC policies her husband used throughout his two terms.

Policies that formed the foundation for the economic mess Bush left us in.

Obama was seen as not friendly to those DLC policies during the campaign, so I enthusiastically voted for him in the primary and the GE.

He no sooner wins the election and theres Larry Summers crawling out from under the rock he was hiding under for all of 2008, pushing DLC policies like Obama was Hillary part deux.

[Kdillard]

2. Wow that tells you everything you need to know about Politico.