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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Similar Situations for Romney and Clinton

Both Romney and Clinton, who once held dominant leads in Iowa, find themselves behind in the polls. Articles are now out for Romney and Clinton about how they aren't going down easily. Both have been resorting to attacks. Romney's most recent attack is an accusation that Huckabee is Un-Republican:
"I can't believe he'd say that," Romney said to a gathering of about 100 supporters in a restaurant here. "I had to look again—did this come from Barack Obama or from Hillary Clinton? Did it come from John Edwards? No, it was Governor Huckabee."
Clinton has been using the accusation mentioned in class that Obama does not have enough experience to be president. How well these tactics work is still to be seen. The other campaigns may still have dirt on Huckabee that hasn't been revealed and the full extent of Oprah's influence on Obama's campaign is yet to be seen.

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