First off, truth in advertising.
When it comes to the 2020 Presidential race, at this point, I am a definitive meh on everyone running, compared to the previous Democratic Presidential candidate that I was enthused about, President Barack Obama. I mean it’s permanently there in my username, FiredUpInCA. I enjoyed that race, that candidate and that President.
For 2020, I lean toward one or two candidates, but I do not have a definite choice at all, at this point.
So being dispassionately detached from any particular candidacy, I am observing the tactical moves of the respective campaigns, to see who has what it takes to win.
And looking through that lens, I was surprised to see former Vice President Joe Biden’s countermove toward Cory Booker, who called him an architect of mass incarceration, because of his support of the 1994 crime bill.
I thought that is some pretty deft jiujitsu from a guy who is has been described as too old for this election cycle. Then he went one step further, which I haven’t seen a campaign do before: His team worked the refs, prior to the next debate and slipped in their talking points via a sendable tweet. That’s a pretty smart use of Twitter prior to a debate, that I would not expect from an allegedly too old guy like Joe. This reminded me of when President Obama refused to be swiftboated by Jerome Corsi:
You have to quickly respond, lest you be permanently defined and counterpunch. Politics is not bean bag, and you don’t win on policy and baby kissing alone. So I am always looking closely to see how a campaign counters strong claims against them, such as Biden’s pushback or when Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said that Sen. Kamala Harris, was unfit to be Commander in Chief. Sen. Harris’ campaign did not waste a second pushing back hard. I have not seen Elizabeth Warren’s strongest pushback techniques yet, but if it is anything like Biden’s and Harris, we are going to be okay when the Trump/Fox/lazy media noise machine goes into full smear mode in the days leading up to Election Day. More truth in advertising. I am voting for the Democratic nominee, whoever she may be, but it is fascinating to me watch how we get there. |