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Jewish World Review Nov. 4, 2008 / 6 Mar-Cheshvan 5769 At the homestretch By Laura Ingraham
1. raised huge sums of money 2. understood that there was no reason for Obama to be too available to the media 3. pivoted to the right on numerous issues 4. responded to all efforts to probe Obama's past with claims of "smear" and "Karl Rove" 5. targeted Southeastern states like VA, NC, GA, and FL 6. had no harmful leaks 7. for the most part, kept Michelle out of the spotlight 8. managed to find a way to win without having to owe anything to the Clintons
1. picked Joe Biden, who hasn't really helped them at all 2. failed to build popular support for all the liberal policies Obama intends to implement after the election
1. made some very entertaining ads ("The One" and Paris Hilton) 2. had a very successful convention 3. brought Sarah Palin into the national spotlight
1. failed to recognize that the left would try to destroy Palin, and that any damage to Palin would also hurt McCain 2. failed to stop campaign officials from leaking to the press 3. kept switching attacks on Obama, instead of simply going after him as a tax-and-spend liberal 4. completely mishandled the economic crisis (should have either opposed the bailout or said nothing--this was their biggest error.) 5. never clearly decided whether he wanted to be a "maverick" or a conservative 6. did not recognize until very late that the voters care more about domestic policy than foreign policy 7. did not articulate a persuasive economic argument
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