Everybody's Needed (Was Re: [lbo-talk] Obama 'was educated inmadrassa')

[Greg Boozell]

As I recall, Obama won the Senate seat mostly by default.  The Republicans
and Fitzgerald hated each other so he didn't run for reelection.
Obama ran under the radar during most of the Democratic primary
season and emerged at the end - avoiding the public bloodshed and
personal attacks. (Very smart politically, but his victory in the primary
was more a result of staying above the fray - not about leadership
or big progressive ideas.)

In the general election, the clueless state Republicans
put up Ryan, whose campaign imploded when it was revealed he
frequented sex clubs.

If the incumbent Fitzgerald and the Republican party had been able
to patch up their differences, I doubt Obama would have won.

Greg Boozell
gboozell at juno.com

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Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:41 AM
Subject: Everybody's Needed (Was Re: [lbo-talk] Obama 'was educated 
inmadrassa')


>
> I'm far from crazy about Obamas's ultra-cautionness,
> but I do think he has legs and I saw Edwards last time
> and I don't think he does. I like Edwards' class war
> message better. I like Kucinich even more. But what
> Obama has -- I am not sure that people outside
> Illinois have seen this yet, except in New Hampshire
> and a few other places -- is not just real charisma,
> but an ability to win the support of conservative,
> even racist voters by someone managing to show them
> that he is paying attention -- without sucking up to
> them or trying to triangulate a la Clinton.
>
>