The Travails of the Two-Faced
Yuval Rubinstein over at The Left Coaster talks about adjustments the Bush team may make for the next debate and the problems they may have.
...during the second debate, Gore tried so hard to correct his alleged gaffes that he appeared virtually catatonic, and was reticent to go on the offensive. Interestingly, the Bush campaign finds itself in a similar conundrum now that Bush's petulance was on full display in Coral Gables. If Bush adopts the combative, fire 'n' brimstone tone that he showed during yesterday's "major policy address" in Pennsylvania, it will only reinforce the newfound image ("newfound," of course, to the SCLM) of him as a shrill, oversensitive lout. The obvious temptation, therefore, would be for Bush to play up his amiable, "aw shucks" persona that worked so well in 2000. But will this strategy work now that more than 60 million Americans have seen the "real" Bush? By the same token, a folksy, grinnin' Dubya may very well come off as lightweight compared to a thoughtful, authoritative Kerry. Image handling sure is "hard work," right Karl?It will indeed be interesting to see which face shows up tomorrow night.
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