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rocktivity

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3. It's called "turning your opponent's strength into a weakness"

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:30 AM

Apr 2012

Last edited Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:16 AM - Edit history (1)

During his last campaign, they tried to turn Obama's "colorless" appeal to whites into an "angry black man" weakness via Reverend Wright. But voters saw it as the cheap desperate smear that it was.

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Why shouldn't Obama use the bin Laden raid? Bush sure had fun exploiting 9/11 to his advantage [View all] LynneSin Apr 2012 OP

If things went wrong....................do I need to continue? uponit7771 Apr 2012 #1

Of Course He Should, Ma'am: It Makes 'Em Whimper And Whine The Magistrate Apr 2012 #2

It's called "turning your opponent's strength into a weakness" rocktivity Apr 2012 #3

Precisely and the reverse also holds true for themselves, turning Bush's weakness into a strength. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #13

Didn't Bush use Worried senior Apr 2012 #4

Yes Orange Alert means an important election or vote in congress coming soon LynneSin Apr 2012 #6

Ah, the festive color wheel of HappyMe Apr 2012 #15

The GOP demagogued bin Ladin Mz Pip Apr 2012 #5

There's also the difference between using innocent victims' deaths vs using the death of the man who NYC Liberal Apr 2012 #7

you are entitled to the cigar or coconut renate Apr 2012 #10

pity the poor republicans. they gotta say something in response. i can't think of anything better. unblock Apr 2012 #8

He SHOULD. It's about TIME he starts touting his accomplishments. And I recall RWers saying Obama jenmito Apr 2012 #9

They tell him he has to abolugi Apr 2012 #11

Repukes always act like Cartmans. Rex Apr 2012 #12

He absolutely should ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2012 #14

Any accomplishment that reflects well on Obama is divisive aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2012 #16