In the wake of the 2004 election, Slate’s Chris Suellentrop said it best: “Vision without details beats details without vision.”
Despite her decades of political experience and staff of campaign experts, Hillary Clinton doesn’t seem to get this.
In a speech to Ohioans yesterday, Clinton referred to herself as, “someone who’s not just in the speeches business – but will get America back in the solutions business.”
But what about the winning elections business?
Barack Obama is the candidate Democrats were wishing they had in October of 2004: A person who can deliver the Democratic message without sounding more like a college professor than a leader. A candidate whose speeches are so compelling that they can distract from the Republican chest pounding, tough on terror, “I will protect you,” message.
