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2016 Postmortem

yellowcanine

(36,822 posts)

14. Heh. Obams's team has got to be pinching themselves.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Jul 28, 2012, 07:45 AM

Jul 2012

They have so much material for the fall campaign it isn't funny. Foreign policy klutz and clueless to boot - which plays into likability and confidence issues with Mitt - and this is where there is real long term damage from this relatively minor event. Yes, the economy is THE issue, and how does Mitt's London fiasco build confidence in his ability to bring together politicians of all stripes to manage complex economic challenges?

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"It's been quite amazing so far. I'm almost speechless. That doesn't happen too often." [View all] babylonsister Jul 2012 OP

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Heh. Obams's team has got to be pinching themselves. yellowcanine Jul 2012 #14