What do people even mean when they call Obama an "Elitist?" That's he's educated? That he's worldly? That he's classy?
Read more »Counter the accusation of "Elitism"
Ideas for ads and talking points
Ideas for talking points and an ad:
Read more »Fact Check Palin's Speech
This article is great. We need to take her to task for what she said. It certainly says something about someone who will come out swinging without the facts. Maybe she should avoid the media a bit and study a little longer so she can get it right. The AP's story is great.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check
Read more »Republican Convention Talking Point
The Republican Party has split its time this week between snidely belittling Barack Obama and hiding behind John McCain's war record. Which is not surprising for a party that has nothing to offer the American people but failed policy and broken promises.
Read more »The 3 biggest talking points...
1) Economy. Focus on middle-class tax cuts, tax cuts for the middle class, and MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS!!! I can't emphasize this enough - most working folk still think a Democrat is gonna raise their taxes!
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Thoughts on McCain
Here are some things I think we should start asking...
1. Why choose someone who wasn't picked by their own party in 2000?
2. How can Palin's "Executive Experience" be used against Obama, but not McCain at the same time?
Read more »Praise the Republican Women Passed over by McCain in Palin Selection
Democrats need to start praising the talented Republican women passed over for Palin. Does John McCain really believe that this first term Governor from Alaska that he met only once is the most qualified woman in his party to be the first female President of our country?
Read more »Palin talking points
1. John McCain just insulted the intelligence of women everywhere if he really thinks they will vote for him just for putting a woman on the ticket, even when that woman is on the wrong side of every "women's issue" imaginable. (This attack is probably most effective coming straight from the mouth of Hillary Clinton)
Read more »media discipline
Obama's media team is coasting and being sloppy. Where is the message discipline? Where are the surrogates? Why are there zero Obama counter attacks to the hourly onslaught repeated ad naseum on MSM?
Read more »Reaching out to moderate/conservatives
Here are some ways that Senator Obama might reach out to moderates/conservatives
1) Propose a way to reduce the burden of government regulations.
2) Embrace the principle that hard work and productivity should be rewarded as a core value of the campaign. Develop/identify policies that embrace this principle.
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