DENVER — While Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama doesn't have instinctive appeal to white working class voters who could decide the election, he has enough time to make his case.
That was the consensus of the panel of strategists and analysts at this morning's briefing that CUNA cosponsored with the National Journal and other organizations.
Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg said Obama's focus on government reform and breaking gridlock doesn't resonate with middle class voters.
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"He hasn't defined the election in a big way yet," Greenberg said. "The reform argument isn't where the country is."
Greenberg said the addition of Sen, Joseph Biden as his running mate will help Obama, especially among older working class voters who have held back their support for the ticket.
Joe Trippi, who held top positions in the presidential campaigns of Howard Dean and John Edwards, said Obama needs to present himself as a problem solver, who has solutions to the nation's economic difficulties.
William Daley, a national cochairman of Obama's campaign and a former Commerce Secretary under President Clinton, said Obama "needs to get people to connect with him as a person."
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