In an Op-Ed for The New York Times , David Brooks points out the dilemma that the Barack Obama campaign is facing. Barack Obama has built his campaign on changing all that is wrong with the partisan politics and the negative rhetoric that Washington thrives on. He has run his campaign on the theme of "Hope" and "Change in Washington".
As David Brooks points out, with the losses in the politically key states of Ohio and Texas, his campaign theme of "Hope" and "Change in Washington" is being tested anew. There have been renewed cry for Barack Obama to start attacking by accusing Hillary Clinton of things. But the dilemma for him lies in either being on the offensive using the same old style of Washington politics, or being perceived as different from what Washington has to offer.
David Brooks puts this dilemma brilliantly: "In short, a candidate should never betray the core theory of his campaign, or head down a road that leads to that betrayal. Barack Obama doesn’t have an impressive record of experience or a unique policy profile. New politics is all he’s got. He loses that, and he loses everything. Every day that he looks conventional is a bad day for him."
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