Comments on: The Word For 2008: Change http://donklephant.com/2008/01/04/the-word-for-2008-change/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » Keep the change. http://donklephant.com/2008/01/04/the-word-for-2008-change/comment-page-1/#comment-388206 Donklephant » Blog Archive » Keep the change. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:08:53 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/01/04/the-word-for-2008-change/#comment-388206 [...] post will be a change of pace as we await the results of the New Hampshire primary. One thing is certain, the more things [...] [...] post will be a change of pace as we await the results of the New Hampshire primary. One thing is certain, the more things [...]

]]> By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2008/01/04/the-word-for-2008-change/comment-page-1/#comment-387848 Jimmy the Dhimmi Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:55:21 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/01/04/the-word-for-2008-change/#comment-387848 Ok, everyone has mentioned the word, "change." Has anybody discussed what specific conditions will be changed, and to what new conditions they will be changed into? The more people keep talking about "change" as a generalized bromide without any specific protocols for what we will expect to happen, the more things stay the same. Ironic. Ok, everyone has mentioned the word, “change.” Has anybody discussed what specific conditions will be changed, and to what new conditions they will be changed into?

The more people keep talking about “change” as a generalized bromide without any specific protocols for what we will expect to happen, the more things stay the same. Ironic.

]]> By: Elyas http://donklephant.com/2008/01/04/the-word-for-2008-change/comment-page-1/#comment-387839 Elyas Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:28:33 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/01/04/the-word-for-2008-change/#comment-387839 I don't think Obama recognized the zeitgeist so much as he set it in motion. Even when he was trailing in the polls, he set the terms of the debate. He promised change, so Hillary promised change through experience. It's tough to beat any candidate that sets the terms of the debate for his/her opponent. Look at 2004. Bush was able to make the election about gay marriage and Kerry's military record rather than the war and his own presidential record, and Kerry was always on the defensive. Hillary has been playing defense for a while--not in terms of attacking her opponents, but when it comes to leading the discussion--and that's a big reason her campaign is struggling. I don’t think Obama recognized the zeitgeist so much as he set it in motion. Even when he was trailing in the polls, he set the terms of the debate. He promised change, so Hillary promised change through experience. It’s tough to beat any candidate that sets the terms of the debate for his/her opponent.

Look at 2004. Bush was able to make the election about gay marriage and Kerry’s military record rather than the war and his own presidential record, and Kerry was always on the defensive. Hillary has been playing defense for a while–not in terms of attacking her opponents, but when it comes to leading the discussion–and that’s a big reason her campaign is struggling.

]]>