First time diary but felt compelled to come out and outright ask...
Are YOU voting FOR Obama or AGAINST Republicans?
Love it or hate it, Americans vote more on (perceived) character than issues, whethere pocketbook or not (Hello Kansas!).
There's a great yearning in this country to vote FOR a president versus choosing the LESSOR of two evils which was the choice they faced in 2004.
Love it or hate it, Americans vote more on (perceived) character than issues, whether pocketbook or not. (Hello Kansas!)
There's a great yearning in this country to vote FOR a president versus choosing the LESSOR of two evils which was the choice they faced in 2004.
Obama tapped into that yearning BIG TIME. There's a reason he inspired record turnout amongst youth, amongst the formally apathetic voter, and has RECORD volunteerism. His army of volunteers larger than Bush's evangelicals in 2004.
STOP and think about that feat alone!
More people inspired and motivated to donate pennies, to in HIS words, volunteer and be "worked to death" because they BELIEVE IN HIM and BELIEVE his call we need to make this a BIG CHANGE direction ELECTION.
Here at dKos, it's a daily GOP bashathon. Heck, I enjoy it, too...
But last night watching Obama at National Service Forum, I was reminded WHY he won the primaries and why he scares the living daylights out of the GOP... He's the Dems' Ronald Reagan... his appeal isn't largely the anti-GOP voters... Obama first Dem in very long time that has inspired a fervent and large PRO vote. He's made folks who gave up on politics for years, come running back, including this cynical 46 year old liberal.
dKos is largely preaching daily to anti-BUSH/GOP voters.
That's THE trap I see. That's the mistake John Kerry campaign and Dems made last time. John Kerry FAILED to give BIG reasons to VOTE FOR HIM.
John McCain strategist aren't as dumb as I suspected. They knew he had a huge enthusiasm gap problem so they hired Sarah Palin to inspire their rightwing nutcase base and that worked.
But this election is about the Independents and we can't win by screaming daily at them GOP are FAR WORSE SO PICK US aka John Kerry strategy.
Choosing between lessor of TWO evils turns many voters OFF and they become so disgusted, they say POX on both your HOUSES and SIT IT OUT and that's a form of voter supression I rarely read about.
We need them to SEE yeah GOP ticket offering more of the same BS... but take a LOOK HERE, OBAMA is FAR BETTER MAN, FAR BETTER leader, far smarter leader... the man with REAL character.
All the diaries screaming Obama needs to CHANGE his entire character and campaign strategy into a Karl Rowe wannabe or a Paul Begala/James Carville/Mark Penn attack dog "throw the kitchen sink" style, I don't understand at all... fighting against that gutter style politics in the Clinton machine is large part why HE WON the Independents.
So you want Obama to MORPH into a GOP attack dog so he can BEAT the GOP?
As another diarist replied, we've met the enemy and he is us.
To paraphrase an unlikely source, Mike Murphy on MTP to Tim Russert, right now alot people LIKE and WANT to vote for Barack Obama, that's the biggest asset he's got. It's what John McCain used to have in NH, and now he's lost it.
Obama needs to continue to stand in STARK contrast to the lost integrity sold his soul John McCain/GOPers.
STARK contrast, that's the strategy...
dKos, I ask you bash Palin/McCain but remember to GIVE POSITIVE reasons for Obama as president.
UPDATE:
Some responses have made me re-phrase the question what is your greator motivator, support FOR Obama or hatred of Republicans?