Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Analogy Alert

The Corner (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell compared Barack Obama to Adlai Stevenson, another 'cerebral' presidential candidate with a funny first name. Mike Gerson, however, noticed it first.

Rendell: Obama Like Stevenson

PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008

Saw this at Bucks Right: “He is a little like Adlai Stevenson,” Rendell mused. “You ask him a question, and he gives you a six-minute answer. And the six-minute answer is smart as all get out. It’s intellectual. It’s well framed. It takes care of all the contingencies. But it’s a lousy soundbite.” I wish President Obama [...]

Rendell: Obama Like Moses

PAWaterCooler.com (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

… in that he would have lost to Eisenhower too. WALLACE: Well, I want to talk about connecting, because the other day you compared Barack Obama to Adlai Stevenson, the Democrat who lost to Dwight Eisenhower twice in the ‘50s, and you said he gives these long intellectual answers that are hard to relate to. RENDELL: I [...]

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slacktivist (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

(I wrote the following before watching Barack Obama's convention speech, so there aren't any specific references to that speech here but, wow, there really probably should be.) Rick Perlstein recalls a famous anecdote about Adlai Stevenson and explains why it...

A Break From Democratic Convention Coverage: Presidential Campaign Ads From the 50's and 60's

Magdeburger Joe (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008

It is interesting to look back at presidential campaign ads when television was in its infancy. The top two ads on this posting show an advertisement for Adlai Stevenson in 1952 and for Eisenhower in 1952. Stylistically, they resemble advertising jingles for products. They contain little information. They seem to be mostly good old fashioned pep cheers. By 1960, television had become...

Obamania 4

David Frum's Diary (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

Obamania 4OK, he's overdoing "dull." This is "duller" and "dullest." The more programmatic Obama becomes, the more he reveals himself as a garden-variety Democrat with policy ideas that were already obsolete a decade ago. I used to say: "He's Adlai Stevenson, only black." Time to revise: "He's Walter Mondale, with a baritone."If I were a Democrat listening to this speech, and remembering...

The Hope We Confess

The Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

... he didn't shrink from the personal charges; he rebutted them. Whoever else this was, it was not Adlai Stevenson. It was not Jimmy Carter. And it was less afraid and less calculating than Bill Clinton. Above all, he took on national security - face on, full-throttle, enraged, as we should all be, at how disastrously American power has been handled these past eight years. He owned this...

Hillary!

Wheat & Weeds (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008

Mr. W. found Ed Rendell comparing Obama to Adlai Stevenson and last night on ABC radio I heard someone I think was Steve Roberts comparing him to George McGovern (on the ground he was also a "youth" candidate who bumped off the establishment candidate). Hillary's wonderful performance tonight makes me compare her to Reagan in '76. There has to be a whole lot of buyer's remorse in the...

Murray Fromson: The Last Great Convention

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

... to be the Democratic candidate for president. Some liberal stalwarts were holding out hope that Adlai Stevenson, already a two-time loser against Dwight Eisenhower, would willingly put himself forward as a candidate for the third time. But the former governor of Illinois was reluctant. I was standing alongside Kennedy and his gorgeous wife, Jacqueline, as they climbed the stairs leading...

Conscious and unconscious mindsets…

The Tiger in Somerville (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008

Whether the Hillary Clinton operation thinks that it wants Barack Obama to win this fall or not, they are sabotaging him. If it’s deliberate, it’s very artfully done. If it’s not deliberate, they have really, really cruel subconscious minds. How can I make such a sweeping conclusion? 1. Ed Rendell compares Barack Obama to Adlai Stevenson. DENVER — [...]

Rendell All Over the Media

Media Blog (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008

When not comparing Barack Obama to Adlai Stevenson, the Pennsylvania governor is dropping bombs like this:DENVER mdash; Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell s... . . .

The Obamacropolis Rises

Jay Reding.com (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008

... about how he runs his campaign. He wants to be the next Jack Kennedy—but he could end up an Adlai Stevenson.

“..What Obama Needs to Do in Denver..”

whoar.co.nz (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008

“..In the presidential race of 2004 we had the Two Americas. In this year’s race we have the Two Obamas: the one who has drawn repeated comparisons to JFK, RFK, and MLK.. ..and the one who has drawn comparisons to Adlai Stevenson, Michael Dukakis, and John Kerry. Whether Obama will win the general election depends on [...]

Drew Westen: What Obama Needs To Do In DenverD

Burning Cane (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008

What Obama Needs to Do In Denver Drew Westen August 25, 2008 Huffington Post In the presidential race of 2004 we had the Two Americas. In this year's race we have the Two Obamas: the one who has drawn repeated comparisons to JFK, RFK, and MLK, and the one who has drawn comparisons to Adlai Stevenson, Michael Dukakis, and John Kerry. Whether Obama will win the general election depends...

• “..What Obama Needs to Do in Denver..” - whoar.co.nz

Off Message, But Hardly Off Topic

Extreme Mortman (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008

James Carville : Clinton loyalist James Carville exploded on CNN Monday night at the Obama-run convention: “If this party has a message, it’s done a hell of a job hiding it tonight.” Ed Rendell : Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell, a prominent Clinton supporter, said that Obama is still struggling to connect with working-class voters and that the presumptive nominee reminded him of Adlai Stevenson,...