tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post6635372079051800027..comments2024-01-23T17:14:04.067-05:00Comments on Jaltcoh: Thanks again for the bridge to nowhereJohn Althouse Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703450281424023177noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4464222071440015933.post-36195452904199367532008-09-16T10:48:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:48:00.000-04:00"Obama is just not such a great candidate..." This..."Obama is just not such a great candidate..." This could be a Copernican moment in American politics: The sun no longer revolves around him! Actually, I hope the news doesn't spread, because I want him to win. But looking at the history of the Democrats in 2000/2004/2008, I think the fault is not in the candidates but in the managers, consultants, and experts they pay fortunes to tell them how to run. These people are tactically inept to the point of self-sabotage. They let their opponents frame the issues; they panic whenever their opponents score a point; and their counterattacks are tone-deaf. They blather about the politics of hope, but they run scared. If Obama had a James Carville, this would be a shoo-in.Richard Lawrence Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951947957345891398noreply@blogger.com