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2008 Primaries, Branding Politix, Leadership, Messaging, Views on News, public relations • March 13th, 2008

On Spitzer, Obama, Clinton and Star Wars (not the movie)

by Chris Lato

I don’t want this space to become all Spitzer, all the time, but I will link to this one story from the New York Post, cataloging Spitzer’s string of bullying behaviors. Not that I had a lot of sympathy for him in the first place, but I feel less sorry for this guy by the minute.On another issue, check this out: MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann tees off on the Geraldine Ferraro flap and the Clinton campaign. It’s long, but worth dipping into.

While Olbermann works himself into a hilarious lather here, there is a kernel of truth to what he says. A pattern seems to be emerging, a willingness to allow surrogates to float trial balloons and plant seeds in the minds of observers, give those seeds a little time to germinate, then cut the surrogate off at the knees. Clinton herself can appear clean and above it all.
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2008 Primaries, Branding Politix, Leadership, Views on News • March 4th, 2008

Obama versus Clinton ………. Does a presidency by one stymie race or gender issues for decades?

by Karl Robe

The Obama versus Clinton battle has produced much media fodder. The question not yet posited, however, is what effect a presidency by one will have on race-gender issues in our country? Thus far, pundit programming nationwide has considered: Is one attempting to make this a campaign about choosing black over white or male versus female, or potentially a little bit of both? Is Hillary losing because of who she is or what she is? Is Obama winning because he is breath of fresh air or has his message truly mobilized constituencies that historically stay home during elections?

The yet-to-be-determined answers with the greatest impact on the future, however, will derive from questions, such as: Will one group rise exponentially? Will the losing group be set back, or, at least, stymied for decades? Will McCain be wise enough to navigate the race-gender issues, making this a moot point through a Republican victory for the White House?

My take… to the winner will go the spoils. Depending on who wins, stature of race or gender will gain tremendous momentum and visibility, advancing issues important to that particular group. The nation as a whole will see something we have not witnessed in this country. The impact to the power-sharing arrangement will be significant to whichever group’s image occupies the White House.

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