A uniter, not a divider?
The Democratic presidential candidate outlined his understanding of the GOP election strategy at a fundraiser in Jacksonville, Florida. Reuters:
“It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy…We know what kind of campaign they’re going to run. They’re going to try to make you afraid…They’re going to try to make you afraid of me. He’s young and inexperienced and he’s got a funny name. And did I mention he’s black?…he’s got a feisty wife…We know the strategy because they’ve already shown their cards.”
It would appear that Senator Obama is not looking to attract too many Republican voters, given his characterization of them and their party.
Leaving aside the slurs offered by Senator Obama, is it now to be considered out of bounds to use the “young and inexperienced” argument too? And why didn’t he mention the positive and substantive Drill Now! policy program that appears to have caught fire in Republican circles? Is the GOP not to use the questionable foreign policy views or numerous gaffes, or the willful, easily checkable misstatements and naive foreign policy initiatives that appear to be not only fair game in an election but also the very embodiment of “young and inexperienced”?