Failure Is Not An Option A Tactic
By Mitch Berg
Perhaps it’s a good thing that David “The Spam Meister” Plouffe is one of the “geniuses” behind the Obama campaign two years ago.
His tactic this year? Put the bar down on the ground, walk over it, and spin it as a successful high-jump:
President Obama’s top political guru said Tuesday that he believes 70 House races and 15 Senate races are in play this fall.
White House senior adviser David Plouffe — Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign manager — said that a bevy of races were in play, from the national to local level.
Next stop: say the GOP should pick up 140 seats; spin a 60 seat pickup as a crushing disappointment.
Reality is this; if the GOP picks up 20 seats in the House, and any in the Senate, the DFL should commit seppuku.
There.
September 8th, 2010 at 9:39 am
I will gladly donate a bamboo mat.
September 8th, 2010 at 10:27 am
David Plouffe paraphrased:
“Honestly, we Democrats have kicked America and Americans so very hard, right in the gut. They were down on the ground, begging for our help, and so we “stimulated” them, “boots on”. Or was that our union buddies, and they did the kicking? So confusing. Whatever. For “whatever happened” we deserve to lose in November by huge margins. If we don’t, it means that “whatever we did” was right. Thank you! *bows*”
September 8th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
wouldn’t it be funny if it ends up being worse than 70 seats? Just think 20 some odd months ago James Carville wrote the, very ironically titled, 40 more years. They are wrong so often its funny. The only thing Obama has accomplished so far is uniting people… against him.
September 8th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Great Leader has indeed united many in their unmitigated disgust for his governance.
September 8th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Kermit, I think that it might be more accurate to say that many have become united against Obama because of Obama’s disgust for them.
My God what a crappy politician. Any opposition to his plans are derided as coming from bigotry, stupidity, or greed. He has committed big, unforced errors — to mention three, the Skip Gates incident, the Ground Zero Mosque incident, and the Arizona immigration law.
Obama could have said nothing, or had his JD work low-key and behind the scenes, but instead he pissed off the independents who elected him. Bush didn’t get around to pissing off his base until his 2nd term, and the only time he pissed off the independents and swing voters was over the Iraq War, a matter of deep national importance. Obama pissed off the independents over a ticked off Harvard prof most people have never heard of.
September 9th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Terry, you forgot “racism”.