…Both Reagan in 1964 and Obama in 2004 were effective because, apart from their personal skills, they added something to their party’s constituency that had not been there before. Reagan began recruiting the “Reagan Democrats,” starting with white Southerners. Obama tried to recruit people tired of divisive partisanship.
Sarah Palin, at least tonight, did not seem interested in bringing anyone new into the fold. A speech that was great in the convention hall. We’ll see how it affects the electoral lineup.
James Fallows on Sarah Palin
September 4, 2008 – 6:20 pm
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Obama sans teleprompter
September 4, 2008 – 12:43 pm
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The poor guy. His convention speech was amazing, but while trying to figure out how many teleprompters Bill Clinton used at the convention (5 maybe?), I ran across this video.
99% of us would stumble more than Obama does in this situation, but given how much I love Bushisms, I thought an Obama gaffe would be fun to share.
