Quote:
Originally Posted by mheisig
There can be plenty of clamor around a candidate who is mostly "fluff."
He's young, good looking, excellent speaker. The masses love that, regardless of what he's actually saying or not saying.
Like you said, I'm really not even debating political viewpoints here, but more campaign/candidate strategy and presentation. I've read through his issue stances on his website, and it all strikes me as incredibly vague. It's stuff like "Let's improve healthcare" and why it's so important, but never gets into the nitty gritty of how he's going to do it. That's really not even commenting on him as a person or an individual, but how his team is presenting him to the public.
Like I said, Hillary does a better job of this than Obama. I'm absolutely not a supporter of her and it'll be a cold, brisk day in hell before I cast a vote for her, but I think she beats Obama out on presenting substance and being detailed.
|
Ummm...I beg to differ. There is, or at least there should be, a very comprehensive outline of his healthcare plan on the website. And I've personally heard him outline segments of it as well. Not one candidate - not one - has outlined their entire healthcare plan in a public setting. It's just too nuanced and detailed.
As far as Obama v. Hillary. There are some style differences in how they present their ideas, concepts and policies. I won't argue that point. He's definitely a dymanic orator, and if that's one of his strengths, then he should by all means play to his strengths. I think at this stage in the race though, enough people have kicked the tires and looked under the hood enough to know that there is more to Obama than flash and glitz.