Why aren’t the Reps running a campaign based on THEIR accomplishments and instead retort to SMEARING Obama?

Posted Sunday, August 30, 2009 by admin


The campaign seems to deflect attention from the past 8 years of accomplishments. Why? That is how you win an election, by showing people your RESUME, by being ACCOUNTABLE.

So why not compete purely on accomplishments instead of engaging in smear against the other candidate?

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22 Comments on "Why aren’t the Reps running a campaign based on THEIR accomplishments and instead retort to SMEARING Obama?"

  • Jessica said on Sep 1st, 2009 at 3:11 PM:

    This is how it works, always has, always will.

  • Anthony said on Sep 4th, 2009 at 5:12 AM:

    Because they are fear mongers and full of hot air

  • hippie314 said on Sep 4th, 2009 at 10:55 PM:

    That’s politics, baby.

  • mrs.w said on Sep 7th, 2009 at 10:03 AM:

    Because it works.

  • Are you serious? said on Sep 8th, 2009 at 9:37 AM:

    This is how they do it. Do you remember what they did to McCain. Said he had a black baby out of wedlock, when the truth is they adopted her. They believe in brainwashing instead of the facts. It’s like high school.

  • Michael S said on Sep 10th, 2009 at 7:00 PM:

    Where’s Obama’s resume?

    …oh…that’s all?

  • Slacky said on Sep 11th, 2009 at 6:35 AM:

    Don’t start the bs, they all have smear campaigns.

  • Albert P said on Sep 12th, 2009 at 12:02 AM:

    They are just showing who Obama really is. His cult-like following is absolutely blind to how dangerous he is. The Republicans don’t really have a great candidate themselves- McCain is more democrat than republican, so they don’t talk much about him.

  • hllywood72 said on Sep 13th, 2009 at 8:32 PM:

    Is this your first election, or did you just wake up from a coma? Hello—smearing the opponent is the backbone of politics. Hardly anyone runs a positive campaign where they build themselves up–they always try to bring the other person down.

  • KIZIAH said on Sep 16th, 2009 at 3:02 PM:

    Because the result of that would be certain defeat in that they have accomplished NOTHING! They have nothing to brag about. We are in debt up to our eyeballs, and there is no end in sight in Iraq. On top of that, they are really trying to pick a fight with Iran and are criticizing Obama for suggesting diplomacy as an alternative to outright WW III.

  • Block Wall said on Sep 19th, 2009 at 4:25 PM:

    Umm. Let’s see Obama’s accomplishments. So far, nothing but rhetoric.

  • holdonsweety said on Sep 21st, 2009 at 11:14 PM:

    exactly, just as obama and company accomplished … errrr…. ummm…. well, he got rid of a very nasty pastor.

    thanks, honey.

  • Jilly said on Sep 25th, 2009 at 12:38 AM:

    I look at it differently. I don’t see it as a smear campaign, more like they just want Obama to be held accountable for his resume. Some of us don’t believe he has answered all of the questions yet.

  • Me, Too said on Sep 27th, 2009 at 10:44 PM:

    The answer to this question is simple. They have no accomplishments. We are in a recession or close to it, our National Debt is soaring, we are bogged down in a War with no end, our civil liberties trampled, our jobs are disappearing, our salaries lowered, our Housing Market floundering, our educational system faltering….what’s to brag about?

  • rob_n_tx2 said on Sep 30th, 2009 at 5:54 PM:

    I believe they are .. and I think the democrats should run on the accomplishments of the democratic congress the last two years… damn thats a big -0-

    Lets see the democrats could run on some of their past accomplishments too.. like passing so much environmental legislation that it takes 12 Thats TWELVE years just to obtain approval to build a gasoline refinery in this country then several more years build one…and now they want to blame bush on the country not having enough refineries to stay up with fuel demand.. thats just one small one..

  • odogwunna said on Oct 4th, 2009 at 1:05 AM:

    They don’t have anything else to run on, McCain’s adviser resigned yesterday because he has too much respect for Obama..

  • therealmadea said on Oct 6th, 2009 at 8:21 PM:

    Easy – what accomplishments could they talk about? Oh maybe the weapons of mass destruction – yeah let’s talk about that.

  • jim h said on Oct 9th, 2009 at 8:56 PM:

    If you run a campaign based solely on accomplishments, what is Obama going to run on?

  • Ethan Edwards said on Oct 12th, 2009 at 10:38 AM:

    ummm remove the log from your eye and we’ll see about getting the speck from ours

    ….like addressing Sen. McCain’s record and accomplishments not taring him with what the prior administration did , if you’re such a fan of individual merit (which I doubt being a liberal you’re more concern with collective guilt…)

  • General H said on Oct 15th, 2009 at 8:02 PM:

    I **** to be the bearer of bad news but a lot of those “smears” have a lot of truth in them. Even a blind person can see and it’s not JUST the repubs. My wife is a registered democrat liberal and she sees it too. She’s voting for McCain this election. Sorry if you are so gullible you can’t see the truth.

  • Billy Ray Valentine-Capricorn said on Oct 18th, 2009 at 4:25 PM:

    That’s how Bush one, remember “flip flop” in dealing with Kerry.

  • Yogaflame said on Oct 20th, 2009 at 10:29 PM:

    because they are backstabbing jealous poo-slinging republicans who only help people who already have the means to help themselves….

    better dead than red

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