Posted by John Publius Jr. on April 30th, 2008 — in Rev. Wright controversy, Barack Obama, Blog
Here we go again: more Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy for Barack Obama. This is the story that won’t go away.
Over the last several days, Rev. Wright made several high profile appearances with wide media coverage. Wright stated that Obama distanced himself from some of Wright’s comments only for “political reasons”, suggesting that Obama secretly agrees with Wright. This especially angered Obama and led Obama to publicly denounce Rev. Wright and effectively end the relationship.
As the U.S. economy continues to stagnate and U.S. foreign policy remains bogged down in the Iraq War, this Rev. Wright controversy dominates the election news.
Barack Obama’s campaign has not been able to break free of this Rev. Wright baggage. The right-wing media loves this story. Rev. Wright provides a convenient excuse to vociferously attack Obama.
I would much prefer that this election were about the economy, foreign policy, health care, immigration reform, education, energy, environment, jobs, terrorism, and dozens of other important issues. I don’t see what Rev. Wright has to do with the future of our country. As I’ve stated before, all politicians have relationships with controversial figures. Rev. Wright is a popular media story because it stirs up racial controversy.
The Obama campaign must find a way to change the story. This remains a major challenge for Obama and his campaign.
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Posted by John Publius Jr. on April 17th, 2008 — in Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Blog
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama debated last night in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania primary is next Tuesday, April 22nd.
Go to the ABCNews website to watch the entire debate.
This video below includes some highlights of the debate:
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Posted by John Publius Jr. on April 14th, 2008 — in Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Blog
This 2008 historically close battle for the Democratic Presidential Nomination places the Democrats at an unexpected crossroads.
Many Democrats fear that the continued contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will harm the eventual nominee’s chances to defeat Republican John McCain in the general election in November. As the unchallenged nominee of the Republican Party, McCain is consolidating his support and laying the groundwork for his campaign. Meanwhile Clinton and Obama continue to criticize each other as their supporters dig in to defeat their opponent within the Democratic Party.
Some Democratic Party leaders have called for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race and endorse Obama. The argument is that she cannot win the nomination anymore and her continued running is only tearing Obama down and thereby weakening the Democratic Party’s chances to defeat John McCain. Another clear downside to the ongoing competition between Clinton and Obama is that they are spending millions of dollars that could be used against the Republicans rather than against each other.
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