| Summary: With the New Hampshire primaries coming up, both Barack Obama and John McCain, the two front-runners in the race, are using a strategy that hasn’t been seen before. Both candidates are calling themselves “uniters” that want to appeal to not only their own party and the independents, but also to the opposing party. President Bush called himself a “uniter not a divider” when he was running for office, but he wanted to unite the republicans and attack the democrats, in the 2008 election, this is not the case. Recent polls in the Granite state show that both Obama and McCain have favorable opinions in the opposing party. Recently though, independent voters in New Hampshire are leaning more to the Democratic side, the same independents that helped McCain win the Republican primary in 2000. On Sunday while speaking in Salem, New Hampshire, McCain showed that he was different from Obama in that his experience in foreign policy would draw the independents back to him.
Impact on the 2008 Election: With Obama’s suprise victory in Iowa and McCain leading the polls in New Hampshire, this “uniter” strategy will help them sway the independent voters toward their cause. Not only will either candidate draw the independent voters to themselves, but they also might draw support from the opposing party. There is no doubt that the New Hampshire primary will be a heated battle in for both parties. Question: Seeing that this “uniter” card is working for both Obama and McCain, why won’t other candidates use this same strategy? |
Obama, McCain play ‘uniter’ card in New Hampshire-Kevin O.
January 8, 2008 · 2 Comments
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Sarah P. // January 13, 2008 at 10:58 pm |
I think the other candidates actually have platforms, and that makes all the difference. In reality, no one presidential candidate or politician can ensure that they can “unite” a country. It’s not done by one man or one woman; it’s done by the voters at the polls and on the battlefield. I find it offending that Obama tells me that I want change, that I need to be united with my fellow countrymen. That’s the least of my worries considering I’m trying to figure out how to pay for college and how to make sure I’m not $300,000 in debt by the time I’m 25.
Mike S. // January 24, 2008 at 11:28 pm |
Well I hate to tell you but look at Obama’s website he see that education is a huge issue and he wants to change it. Well at least its a step in the right direction, it may not be how. But this country is divided, badly. Sadly it is because of one person, George W. Bush. If we have a leader that is strong and listens to the people admits his mistakes and works for the good of this country I think he can unite us.