tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post164778793403558002..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Historical Resonance, Barack Obama And The Coming ElectionFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-52782694762134003072011-04-28T23:08:23.620-07:002011-04-28T23:08:23.620-07:00i disagree with ff on a fundamental premise in thi...i disagree with ff on a fundamental premise in this essay.<br />throughout the elections mentioned, ff, the foremost optimist, discusses the elections as the electorate are a constant. the resonance he speaks of changes from election to election, but the electorate changes as well.<br />those who elected ronald reagan were at the end of the WWII generation.<br />those voting today are in a malaise alright. their malaise is that they have seen the soviet union fail, and feel it needs another chance right here in the US.<br />the difference between myself and ff is that i feel americans have given up. how else would hussein have the numbers he does today?<br />they wouldn't know leadership if it hit them in the face.<br />one other thing, in the 1972 race, there was a media that called out the deficency in mcgovern's positions. <br />in 2012, the media will again have one of their own in the race. they are going to deliver a republican candidate to the electorate, so limp wristed, that it will make john mccain's campaign look like a juggernaught. the media will all have book deals riding on this election. neither nixon nor reagan had to deal with that.<br /><br />Louie LouieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com