Here’s a quote from David Axelrod, Obama’s campaign manager.
“We have not hesitated to draw distinctions between the candidates and we’ll continue to do that,” said Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod. “If Sen. Clinton wants to take the debate to various places, we’ll join that debate. We’ll do it on our terms and in our own way, but if she wants to make issues like ethics and disclosure and law firms and real estate deals and all that stuff issues, as I’ve said before, I don’t know why they’d want to go there, but I guess that’s where they’ll take the race.”
The Clinton campaign is getting dirty, so this give Obama cover to go after her as well. The Clintons are very vulnerable on this point, and in Pennsylvania, corruption has become a huge issue in recent years.
Barack Obama is also taking her on regarding her ridiculous claims of foreign policy experience.
“Over the coming weeks we will join her in that argument. Was she negotiating treaties? Was she handling crisis? The answer is ‘no.’”
I don’t blame the Obama campaign for trying to stay positive going into Ohio and Texas. He was on a winning streak, and the polls were moving his way until the weekend. By the time her attacks started to gain traction it was too late.
Now he has to show his toughness, though I’m sure he’ll do it in his own style.
