The Post-Polarization Candidate
Ellen Goodman in the pages of truthdig does a very insightful analysis on Barack Obama’s candidacy posing a central question that is on a lot of Democratic minds these days: Do we need a philosopher or a combatant?
Obama is a notoriously uneven performer. Alone on a stage, he is often eloquent and inspirational, if I may use an Oprah word. But on the debate platform with his opponents, he is, well, less impressive. Temperamentally he prefers to be above the fray. But the campaign against any Republican will take place in the fray.
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