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Prometheus 6

All respect and no restraint

Pretty much a gift for Obama supporters

Molehill Politics
By Elizabeth Drew 

In this fight, the Clinton camp is the more aggressive of the two, and it's adept at what might be called molehill politics: making a very big deal in the press about something that's a very small deal—such as a single word in a mailing or a slip-up by an aide. Clinton's strategists pounce on whatever opportunity presents itself to attack Obama, and try to knock him off his own message, and his stride. Clinton's approach resembles her tactics in the White House, in which her inclination was to attack (which caused a number of problems, and was one of the reasons her health care bill was defeated).

This is a pretty good summary of the campaign to date. The section describing Obama's platform is pretty clear and presents him rather well. You can use it to inform your own rhetoric.

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