Mark Perkel wrote:
I watched the Democratic debate Tuesday and I’m not impressed with candidates who use personal and phony attacks. I think Edwards in particular and Obama to a lesser extent are behaving more like Republicans than Democrats.
If a candidate can’t win on the merits of their position and their record then they shouldn’t win. When candidates go negative and do it in a dishonest way all you get is a dishonest politician. I used to like Edwards and Obama. Now, not so much.
Could you be a little less specific, please? I watched the debate as well (that makes two of us) and I didn’t notice any “personal attacks”. It seemed to me Edwards and Obama were simply trying to highlight the differences in platforms and one accomplishes that by saying, “my opponent’s position is this and my position is that”. Nobody forced Hillary to say she supported a program to issue drivers licenses to illegal immigrants before she said she didn’t say that. Was it wrong of the other candidates to point out both of her answers? Is that a personal attack?
As for me, I oppose the candidate that will be most beholden to mega-corporations and special interests…but it’s nothing personal…
Edwards and Obama’s tactics…
Mark Perkel wrote:
Could you be a little less specific, please? I watched the debate as well (that makes two of us) and I didn’t notice any “personal attacks”. It seemed to me Edwards and Obama were simply trying to highlight the differences in platforms and one accomplishes that by saying, “my opponent’s position is this and my position is that”. Nobody forced Hillary to say she supported a program to issue drivers licenses to illegal immigrants before she said she didn’t say that. Was it wrong of the other candidates to point out both of her answers? Is that a personal attack?
As for me, I oppose the candidate that will be most beholden to mega-corporations and special interests…but it’s nothing personal…