Legal Commentary

Obama's Scolding Dems Strategy

By Big Tent Democrat

It is obvious now that this is a concerted strategy:

Admonishing his own party, President Barack Obama says it would be "inexcusable" and "irresponsible" for unenthusiastic Democratic voters to sit out the midterm elections, warning that the consequences could be a squandered agenda for years. "People need to shake off this lethargy. People need to buck up," Obama told Rolling Stone in an interview to be published Friday. The president told Democrats that making change happen is hard and "if people now want to take their ball and go home, that tells me folks weren't serious in the first place."

While I agree that voters should vote Dem (yes, they are largely the lesser of two evils, but here we are), I strongly disagree that the strategy of scolding voters is a smart one. In fact, I think it is an idiotic strategy. Here is the main problem:

In his attempt to light a fire under supporters, Obama comes across as fired up himself about how many backers fail to acknowledge the progress he sees.

(Emphasis supplied.) A politician whining that voters don't recognize how great he is and how much he has done for them is a losing politician.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 28, 2010 (boomark / email).