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Dodd continued, “I can go back in history — I won’t bore you with it — with people who have been — had a lot of experience, didn’t end up being very good presidents. Those that arguably had limited experience, at least what we think of in terms of elective office, who turned out to be very good presidents.”
He discussed Obama’s ability to attract Republicans and Independents, “I think one of the most important things to look at here, in terms of winning this election, has been the numbers of people who have been attracted to Barack Obama’s campaign who are independents and Republicans. There are almost a million more people, if you add independents and Republicans, who have voted or supported Barack Obama in the 44 caucuses and primaries that we’ve had already over the last three months.”
He contrasted Obama with Hillary Clinton’s limited appeal to only Democrats. “You’re not going to win the election by just appealing to your own base. You’re going to win it because you appeal to independents or like-minded people of the other party. Barack Obama has a huge advantage when it comes to that. There are literally people talking about themselves as Obama Republicans. The last time you and I heard words like that was when people talked about Reagan Democrats. So, I believe his experience is important, but there are other qualities here besides experience, which ought to matter.”
Hillary Clinton’s negatives are so high among Republican voters that she would probably unify the party against her. Her appeal with Independents is also very limited to point where many of them would drift towards McCain. In some elections, there are more important things than experience. The American electorate is craving a new voice, and a fresh start. They want to push the Bush years into the past and move forward. Both Clinton and McCain are old voices on the national scene. Neither one of them offers anything fresh and new, Obama represents a fresh start while Clinton represents a return to the 1990’s, and McCain embodies continuing the status quo. Dodd realizes this, as do a growing number of his fellow Democrats.
Dodd Transcript:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0804/06/le.01.html
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