What has happened to democratic nomination candidate Obama?
Where has the audacity to challenge his opposition gone?
The Obama presidency over the past year has begun to mirror the mistakes of both Thomas Dewey's campaign for the Presidency as well as his opposition, Harry Truman's re-election bid. Timid, unwilling to be combative, unresponsive, and with a tendency to lean on assumptions about the public rather than try to shape public perception.
Americans will always choose an incumbent President who is engaged and decisive, much like good ol' Harry Truman was. Barack Obama is seen as neither.
Obama's repeated dives to the center is polarizing Dem party, opening up the possibility for primary opposition in 2012.
Why his consistently tepid attempts to combat Republicans and the anti-establishment sentiment may fall far too short.
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