So the first question in tonight’s Democratic debate at Drexel University goes to Barack Obama who is asked – as he must have known he would be – to outline the differences between himself and Clinton. And his response? Meh. He flubs it, delivering a nervous-sounding, meandering, indecisive, confused answer that goes precisely nowhere and gives no indication that he’s really wanting to take a shot at Clinton. Quite a let-down and, surely, dispiriting to his supporters.
Talking about taking a more aggressive approach and then declining to do so when given the opportunity is not the way to win an election. Does he actually want to win? Because his answer to this thumpingly predictable question did not give the impression that he does.
By contrast Edwards offers a pretty clear argument in response to pretty much the same question.
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