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Obama s Campaign Is A Contradiction

Posted on June 11, 2008

Great piece Wednesday by Robert Samuelson. Key paragraphs:Start with Barack Obama. Even those who disagree with him ought to feel pride in his impending nomination, because it continues America's racial reconciliation and atonement for slavery. But symbolism can't substitute for policy, and any feel-good fallout from electing Obama would soon fade. He'd have to earn popular support, and this would be made harder by a problem of his own making: He'd have to disavow much of his campaign rhetoric. The reason is that his campaign is itself a contradiction.On the one hand, he projects himself as th...

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