Barack Obama switches off personality politics but Sarah Palin continues to electrify crowds
Barack Obama vowed yesterday to focus his efforts on the gathering economic storm facing ordinary Americans as he struggled to navigate an election landscape transformed by Sarah Palin’s hurricane force over the past ten days.
The Democratic nominee, whose presidential campaign has often been dominated by his compelling life story, signalled his sudden distaste for personality politics. “You know, this whole résumé contest is not what the American people are looking for,” he said. “I have to make it clear what is at stake in this election.”
Polls suggest that Mr Obama’s bounce from the Democratic convention has largely disappeared, with the RealClearPolitics average showing his lead cut to 1.8 per cent – well within the statistical margin of error.
His campaign is struggling to seize back voters’ attention or work out how to tackle the resurgent Republican campaign of John McCain, who declared yesterday that “the electricity has been incredible” at rallies ever since he invited Alaska’s Governor to join his ticket.
The Democratic nominee, whose presidential campaign has often been dominated by his compelling life story, signalled his sudden distaste for personality politics. “You know, this whole résumé contest is not what the American people are looking for,” he said. “I have to make it clear what is at stake in this election.”
Polls suggest that Mr Obama’s bounce from the Democratic convention has largely disappeared, with the RealClearPolitics average showing his lead cut to 1.8 per cent – well within the statistical margin of error.
His campaign is struggling to seize back voters’ attention or work out how to tackle the resurgent Republican campaign of John McCain, who declared yesterday that “the electricity has been incredible” at rallies ever since he invited Alaska’s Governor to join his ticket.
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