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Obama simply hasnt connected with the electorate. Ever the lawyer maybe. There is also a world of difference between rousing speeches and that certain something that grabs the electorate. Clinton had it in spades, so did Reagan as did Roosevelt and Ike. Johnson probably didnt, Carter definately not and maybe not Bush senior

Its not as if hes done a lot wrong (although healthcare bill timing at this stage is a bit odd given bigger concerns) but maybe not a lot inspiring either

Its true that the GOP will want the nutters in the Tea party hit hard whereas the democrats will want Palin momentum because shes surely unelectable if she got the nomination

I think it should also be remebered that Obama won not for the reasons Guardian reading europhiles want to believe, but because the opposition imploded a bit. America is still far from being a left leaning country in any sense and they have woken up to the fact that he maybe a little more urbane/educated/liberal than they really feel comfortable with

<blockquote data-quote="clivex" data-source="post: 2100826" data-attributes="member: 65326">Obama simply hasnt connected with the electorate. Ever the lawyer maybe. There is also a world of difference between rousing speeches and that certain something that grabs the electorate. Clinton had it in spades, so did Reagan as did Roosevelt and Ike. Johnson probably didnt, Carter definately not and maybe not Bush senior&nbsp;Its not as if hes done a lot wrong (although healthcare bill timing at this stage is a bit odd given bigger concerns) but maybe not a lot inspiring either&nbsp;Its true that the GOP will want the nutters in the Tea party hit hard whereas the democrats will want Palin momentum because shes surely unelectable if she got the nomination &nbsp;I think it should also be remebered that Obama won not for the reasons Guardian reading europhiles want to believe, but because the opposition imploded a bit. America is still far from being a left leaning country in any sense and they have woken up to the fact that he maybe a little more urbane/educated/liberal than they really feel comfortable with</blockquote>

[QUOTE="clivex, post: 2100826, member: 65326"] Obama simply hasnt connected with the electorate. Ever the lawyer maybe. There is also a world of difference between rousing speeches and that certain something that grabs the electorate. Clinton had it in spades, so did Reagan as did Roosevelt and Ike. Johnson probably didnt, Carter definately not and maybe not Bush senior Its not as if hes done a lot wrong (although healthcare bill timing at this stage is a bit odd given bigger concerns) but maybe not a lot inspiring either Its true that the GOP will want the nutters in the Tea party hit hard whereas the democrats will want Palin momentum because shes surely unelectable if she got the nomination I think it should also be remebered that Obama won not for the reasons Guardian reading europhiles want to believe, but because the opposition imploded a bit. America is still far from being a left leaning country in any sense and they have woken up to the fact that he maybe a little more urbane/educated/liberal than they really feel comfortable with [/QUOTE]

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