Political Lunch 06-26-08: Thursday Snack
June 26, 2008
Ralph Nader didn’t put his foot in his mouth, but Obama supporters would probably like to put a boot in his… nevermind. Rob looks at what it means to “talk white” on the campaign trail.
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Thanks for the nice analysis and opinion about this point. Nader has some good insights in certain problems, but I think you’re right that he should reconsider the box he wants to put Obama in. Taking on to broad a constituency, however, might pose problems for Obama too. Look for example at his recent support for FISA to make himself look good on national security and draw bush-style republican’s votes. To all the people giving him grassroots funding that might be a very unpleasant wake-up call, because I think they also view this as him giving in to (telecom company) lobbyists. I bet they don’t like it that Obama is breaking the promise of not bending to lobbyists if lots of ordinary Americans would fund his campaign instead.