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The Expectations Game: Point To Clinton's Wolfson

By Big Tent Democrat

By Big Tent Democrat

As well as this campaign has gone for Barack Obama, the one field of play where his team has been consistently outmaneuvered by the Clinton team has been on playing the expectations game. Todd Beeton shows Axelrod taking it on the chin from Howard Wolfson this morning on Face The Nation:

Mr. WOLFSON: The Obama strategy here is essentially to debate in states where they're behind, but not debate in states where they're ahead.

Mr. AXELROD: That's nonsense.

Mr. WOLFSON: Well, you're debating in Ohio and Texas...

Mr. AXELROD: That's nonsense.

Mr. WOLFSON: ...where you're behind, but you don't want to debate in Wisconsin, where you're ahead. That's flat--that's certainly the case.

Mr. AXELROD: Well, first of all, I don't know whether we're ahead or behind in Wisconsin, but I appreciate the encouragement.

Mr. WOLFSON: Well, polls say that you're ahead. Polls say that you're ahead.

Mr. AXELROD: It's a very close race in Wisconsin, but the point is, Howard...

Mr. WOLFSON: Polls say you're ahead

A double whammy from Wolfson - Obama is afraid to debate and he is expected to win big in Wisconsin. Well played by Howard Wolfson.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 17, 2008 (boomark / email).