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In public appearances, stop using "you" and start using "we/us"

Barack is doing a great job of trying to create a more personal connection with voters, but to subtly emphasize that fact, he needs to switch from using "you" with voters to "we/us." Imagine how much more powerful this line would have been, if he'd altered it just slightly in this way: "Who is it that he's going to tell that change is coming?

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Create More US Credibilty Abroad

I was in France just before Obama's scheduled visit. By going to Europe BEFORE he is president, he sent a very clear message to the rest of the world ... he would not ignore and /or violate US agreements and global responsibility like his predecessor. I lived abroad for nearly 20 years and under the Bush administration it became almost intolerable to be an American abroad.

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