Obama likes to attack vaguely, with broad strokes. He’ll assert that McCain is tied to some industry, without giving any specifics. He’ll claim McCain supports something without listing bills or quotes. It’s kind of like the guy that wags his finger at you and says, “I hate you” and then runs away.
McCain, however, likes to quote specifics. He names names, identifies bills, and gives specific details. It’s a powerfully effective strategy, since Obama is turning out to be much more corrupt than the republicans could ever hope for.
Which do you think American voters connect with—specific facts or vague generalities?
Witness: McCain goes on offense, links Obama to credit crisis
Senator Obama talks a tough game on the financial markets but the facts tell a different story. He took more money from Fannie and Freddie than any Senator but the Democratic chairman of the committee that regulates them. He put Fannie Mae’s CEO who helped create this disaster in charge of finding his Vice President. Fannie’s former General Counsel is a senior advisor to his campaign. Whose side do you think he is on? When I pushed legislation to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Senator Obama was silent. He didn’t lift a hand to avert this crisis. While the leaders of Fannie and Freddie were lining the pockets of his campaign, they were sowing the seeds of the financial crisis we see today and enriching themselves with millions of dollars in payments. That’s not change, that’s what’s broken in Washington.
Witness: Obama and Biden on taxes: “Patriotic!”
McCain is starting to get into campaign mode now. He is going to savage Obama the same way he savaged Romney. And Obama, just like Romney, is going to be completely blindsided.
On November 5th, Obama is going to wake up and ask, “What in the world just happened?” And that’s the same day Obama will get to share the same lines of the history books with Kerry, Gore, Mondale, and Dukakis. If he’s lucky, he’ll get his own card in Trivia Pursuit.
