Obama team busy trying to calm panicky Democrats
Inside Mr. Obama’s Chicago headquarters, senior advisers had already worked to calm younger staff members by counseling them to tune out the natural, if jarring, gyrations of a closely fought presidential race. Supportive Democratic governors were doing the same on Tuesday. “Did we forget no-drama Obama?” Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana asked in an interview, reprising the go-steady slogan of Mr. Obama’s 2008 effort…
“I wouldn’t use the word ‘panic,’ but there is a sense that everything the campaign told us about the need to continue the fight is absolutely true,” said Justin Buell, a member of Mr. Obama’s national finance council in San Francisco…
Some Democrats questioned just how much Mr. Obama would gain from his Big Bird commercial. “I don’t think anyone would argue this ad will make any sort of contribution to the decision in this race,” said David Doak, a longtime Democratic advertising strategist, who added that it could be more effective in getting free attention from the news media, which it did.
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So they got the attention they wanted? Unlikely.
lorien1973 on October 10, 2012 at 5:14 PM
Obama team busy trying to calm panicky
DemocratsSocialistsdarwin on October 10, 2012 at 5:14 PM
Panic Central at Team Barky, love it.
D-fusit on October 10, 2012 at 5:16 PM
How can the panicked calm down the panicking?
RoadRunner on October 10, 2012 at 5:17 PM
I think the benghazi thing needs MAJOR MAJOR more attention than that stupid bird? But that is just me. How bho/team can un-do this mess, will be a thrill to see!
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letget on October 10, 2012 at 5:19 PM
They should be panicking.
If the democrat party takes another beating like in the 2010 midterms, they’re going to be at the brink of what they joyfully called the GOP – a regional party without national influence. Or in this case, a purely urban party.
Rebar on October 10, 2012 at 5:20 PM
“Everybody STAY CALM!!!”
HidetheDecline on October 10, 2012 at 5:20 PM
Big Bird is all they have.
John the Libertarian on October 10, 2012 at 5:20 PM
What a fantastic week and it’s only Wednesday!!!
txhsmom on October 10, 2012 at 5:27 PM
Can we have another story like this for 28 more days please
gatorboy on October 10, 2012 at 5:28 PM
Of course their panicked No victory means no government job.
meci on October 10, 2012 at 5:28 PM
They should be panicking. They want to get attention for the campaign? You’re the friggin President!!! Do you honestly think people don’t know that you are trying to get re-elected?
MobileVideoEngineer on October 10, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Oil Can on October 10, 2012 at 5:32 PM
LMAO
Norwegian on October 10, 2012 at 5:38 PM
Another Chip Diller moment for the 0bama campaign.
UltimateBob on October 10, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Team Obama reassuring Democrats that the deck chairs will be all lined up in just a moment to make everything peachy!
Don’t mind the tilting deck! Re-arranging the chairs will fix that…
ajacksonian on October 10, 2012 at 5:45 PM
Heading for the bunker in 3.2….
Joe Mama on October 10, 2012 at 5:48 PM
“Women”
SouthernGent on October 10, 2012 at 5:59 PM
Beat me to it.
“Paging Chip Diller. Mr. Chip Diller to the white courtesy phone.”
Dominion on October 10, 2012 at 6:11 PM
RACIST!!
Dominion on October 10, 2012 at 6:12 PM
How does Romney +1.5 on RCP grab you all?
Chuck Schick on October 10, 2012 at 6:13 PM
It doesn’t.
Rmoney winning 330+ EVs would.
Lanceman on October 10, 2012 at 6:18 PM
Considering many of the polls are using 2008-type Democrat sample advantages, sounds pretty good.
michaelo on October 10, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Is this happening in America? What have we become?
Perpetual adolescence is the hallmark of the Progressive ideology.
Leftists = Perpetual adolescents, petrified of adult decisions and difficult trade-offs
Conservatives = Adults
visions on October 10, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Yeah but look at that gorgeous chart.
Chuck Schick on October 10, 2012 at 6:58 PM
I am hoping that James O’Keefe has 28 Videos as a sort of a countdown to the election.
WashingtonsWake on October 10, 2012 at 7:15 PM
I swear the Big Bird thing makes me think of the old tv Test patterns that would go on when programming ended for the day.
Big Bird is only a test pattern, something to look at while the campaign figures out how to STOP PANICKING.
MaggiePoo on October 10, 2012 at 9:37 PM