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Originally Posted by sabang  I like Joe Biden actually- honest and forthright, if a little bit gaffe prone. I'm surprised we're not hearing a bit more from him.
Not sure if the Press has relegated him to the back pages because of all the Palin stuff, or whether the Dem's are actually encouraging this and waiting for all the hype to inevitably subside. |
I don't agree with much of what Biden has to say, but I still like a person that tends to say what he means - even if this leads to gaffes.
I doubt the blue team is encouraging this (liitle coverage by the national press), as of late pretty much any news coverage is good news coverage for Biden. But I do think they are waiting for the Palin hype to subside - and there are signs that that is happening (not as much press coverage, and the polls have started to stabilize).
To me the key for the blue team is to not make noise about Palin. Anytime they bring up her name it only helps to maintain the Palin mania. The only red team member that should come out of their mouths is McCain (and maybe a bit of Bush in the mix - but not Palin).
Clinton seems to have been pretty good about this. She has been very tight lipped about Palin. Offer only basic comments about it is good to see women in politics and such, but nothing really positive or negative directly related to Palin. She knows how to keep on message.
This has helped, but even with Clinton bearly mentioning Palin, Palin still finds her way into the Clinton press:
Clinton in Ohio: 'Who Is for You?' - washingtonpost.com Quote:
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-- and barely mentioning Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
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Clinton mentioned Palin just twice in speeches here and in Akron, in one instance repeating an earlier line: "No way, no how, no McCain and no Palin."
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I find this next bit kind of funny, because while I would agree Clinton has followed this strategy, I don't think Obama got the memo.
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Since the Republican convention, Clinton has pointedly avoided directly criticizing Palin as she campaigns for Obama (D-Ill.), a strategy endorsed by the Obama campaign. The goal, Obama campaign strategists said, is to refocus the race on Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and to avoid a clash between the two women.
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