https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/31/obamas-thunderdome-strategy/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:14:50 -0400<![CDATA[When he won, the rationalization was that it was all a shrewd if brutal campaign strategy. But it kept coming. What is striking about the Obama technique is that it&#8217;s not so much criticism as something closer to political obliteration, driving his opposition out of the political arena altogether.]]>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:15:57 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/31/obamas-thunderdome-strategy-n99734