Healthcare reform

Type 97 Chi-ha · 09-21-2009, 10:10 AM

Sorry, Anarky, but you are wrong on several counts. For one thing, it was Howard Dean (who later became head of the Democratic National Committee)
who was first to use the Internet extensively. He was in fact the early frontrunner in the 2000 primary, and expected to win, but he wasn't able to follow up on his early success and fizzled out early. The Internet can only do so much.

As far as Obama is concerned, he was far more lucky than masterful. For one thing, the news media was on his side. For another, he only got into the Senate because his Republican opponent was destroyed in a scandal. For still another, his major opponent was Hillary Clinton, and besides any negative baggage she carried, there was reluctance to keep repeating the same political families in office. For yet another, the recession hit during the election, which hurt because we had a Republican President at the time. And yes, McCain didn't inspire great enthusiasm either. But I never got the idea that Obama was suited for the Presidency.

09-21-2009, 10:10 AM	#20
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	Sorry, Anarky, but you are wrong on several counts. For one thing, it was Howard Dean (who later became head of the Democratic National Committee) who was first to use the Internet extensively. He was in fact the early frontrunner in the 2000 primary, and expected to win, but he wasn't able to follow up on his early success and fizzled out early. The Internet can only do so much. As far as Obama is concerned, he was far more lucky than masterful. For one thing, the news media was on his side. For another, he only got into the Senate because his Republican opponent was destroyed in a scandal. For still another, his major opponent was Hillary Clinton, and besides any negative baggage she carried, there was reluctance to keep repeating the same political families in office. For yet another, the recession hit during the election, which hurt because we had a Republican President at the time. And yes, McCain didn't inspire great enthusiasm either. But I never got the idea that Obama was suited for the Presidency.