Ariana penned this post on Barack and the media that caught my eye this morning. Her premise is that mainstream media attempts to minimalize popular candidates by asking for more details on the plans. Her response (and Barack's) is that real leadership is what is needed not more white papers that can't get implemented in a void of leadership.
What do you think? Which is more important for the next Presidential candidate--better policy papers or leadership?
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Policy Meat or Prime Cut Leadership
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That's interesting. I think that what it takes to get elected and what it takes to govern well are not necessarily the same. Style and substance are both needed, but those more elusive qualities like "trust", "respect" how people like Bill Clinton and John Edwards are able to walk into a room and immediately own it- those things draw voters. On that note, for all the good things I can say about Hillary, I don't think that she quite has the Bill Factor- the thing that draws people to him like a magnet, makes people want to listen. Probably was one of his characteristics that got him into trouble!
Barack Obama is charismatic and brilliant. I think he has a great future. He will be in the history books one way or another.
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