Obama targets GOP for fall offensive
By Sam Youngman -
The Hill
08/31/11 05:15 AM ET
“Kill the body, and the head will die.” — Joe Frazier
President Obama is preparing to fight a political war this fall on two fronts — the first against Republicans who want his job and the second against Republicans who want to make his job more difficult.
Obama is taking dead-aim at the latter group, targeting Congress in a fall offensive that the president’s reelection campaign hopes will bruise the overall GOP image beyond repair.
Right now, few people in Washington are as expert on damaged images as Obama.
He has seen his overall approval ratings — along with his numbers with constituencies key to his reelection — hit new lows this August.
He needs a villain and fast.
(More here.)
The Hill
08/31/11 05:15 AM ET
“Kill the body, and the head will die.” — Joe Frazier
President Obama is preparing to fight a political war this fall on two fronts — the first against Republicans who want his job and the second against Republicans who want to make his job more difficult.
Obama is taking dead-aim at the latter group, targeting Congress in a fall offensive that the president’s reelection campaign hopes will bruise the overall GOP image beyond repair.
Right now, few people in Washington are as expert on damaged images as Obama.
He has seen his overall approval ratings — along with his numbers with constituencies key to his reelection — hit new lows this August.
He needs a villain and fast.
(More here.)
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