Obama Launches New Attack Line: Clinton Copies My Votes

[Herman Munster]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/02/obama-launches-new-attack_n_70868.html

Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is launching a new line of attack on Sen. Hillary Clinton, accusing the Democratic presidential frontrunner of mimicking Obama's votes.

For the first time, Obama aides have publicly charged that Clinton waits for Obama to weigh in on controversial issues before taking the same stand, often to avoid creating disagreements that could be used as campaign ammunition.

"Democratic leaders are starting to count on Barack Obama for delivering two votes in the Senate - his and Senator Clinton's," Obama's spokesperson Ben Labolt told the Huffington Post on Thursday.

The comments echoed remarks on Wednesday by Obama's communications guru David Axelrod, who was asked on Hardball whether the senator would have voted for the contentious Kyl-Lieberman resolution -- which designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization -- had he not been on the campaign trail.

"Absolutely not," Axelrod declared. "He made that clear that day. And I venture to say that had he been there and voting on that perhaps Senator Clinton would not have voted that way either because, you know, Chris, lately every time he votes, she seems to vote after him, and seems to vote the same way. So maybe we could have spared her some of the difficulties."

The attack line reflects the increasingly aggressive campaign strategy that Obama has telegraphed, and plays into a larger critique that Clinton places caution over principle on the road to the White House. The Clinton campaign dismissed the accusation, though no officials would respond on the record.

[SaveElmer]

1. Well wouldn't that mean Hillary would actually have to skip the important votes?

I mean if she is following Obama's lead and all...

[Clintonista2]

2. Exactly what I was thinking

Considering Obama has missed 80% of the votes since he announced he was running for prez...

[ClarkUSA]

8. Actually that's not quite correct.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3678355&mesg_id=3678543

The CNN story was specific to the past two months.

[BootinUp]

3. heh.

[journalist3072]

4. Exactly. He doesn't like how she voted on Kyle/Lieberman, but he didn't vote at all

And let's not forget that he did not vote on whether the Senate should hold a "no-confidence" vote on Alberto Gonzales.

Barack's desparation is coming through.

[Bitwit1234]

12. Yeah go check it out...Obama sits out the important votes

He didn't vote on the Kyl-Liberman vote
He didn't vote to redeploy our troops out of Iraq
He didn't vote to increase funds for mine safety
He didn't vote to help college students help pay loans
He didn't vote to increase funds for children safety for Adam Walsh Act

And that's just the few I remember. So if he is such a power house how come he sits out the important votes, trying to make sure he can straddle the fence and then jump on the choice that was most popular. But then that's Hillary Clintons fault also I guess. Boy he really is spewing the poopaganda and the accent is on poop.

[...of J.Temperance]

14. Obama is getting more desparate by the day, it's really....sad n/t

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[illinoisprogressive]

5. I noticed her doing that over a year ago. I thought it odd.

After they both announced I realized she did it to blur the lines.
she still does. Alot of people have noticed it.

[msongs]

6. well at least you're not biased in any way nt

[calteacherguy]

7. I do believe if Obama had been on the senate floor and voted against Kyl-Lieberman

Clinton would have followed. Of course, noi way to prove it, but I do believe it.

[CyberPieHole]

10. If my grandmother had wheels...

She'd be a trolley.:silly:


Obama failed to vote on Kyl-Lieberman. Why play guessing games?

[FredScuttle]

15. but he wasn't

thanks for playing

[CyberPieHole]

9. Obama is getting desperate...

This from the man who fails to show up for important votes.:eyes:

perhaps he is running out of bigots to pander to...

[melnjones]

11. He is losing my respect more and more everyday. nt

[...of J.Temperance]

13. Yeah Barbara Boxer and like 40 OTHER Democratic Senators copy Obama's votes too

Jaysus this is PATHETIC, Obama should stop whining and act like an adult.

[FredScuttle]

16. There's only one avenue where Obama stands alone among the Democratic candidates

Hiring "ex-gay" clowns to MC your fundraiser and giving them a microphone and an audience to spew homophobic filth....all in the name of craven pandering to anti-gay votes in a crucial primary state.

How's that working out for you, Senator Obama?

[Didereaux]

17. Yeah, and Coulter is starting to dress like him too! What a maroon! we need Yosemite Sam!