Lessons of 1992

The article Lessons of 1992 by Paul Krugman focuses on the possibility that the 2008 presidential election could be a repeat of the 1992 election. There are many similarities between Bill Clinton's campaign and Barack Obama's including a message of hope. But Clinton's presidency did not begin as planned. He was attacked by conservatives determined to discredit a Democratic president. People accused Clinton of arranging murder and befriending a drug smuggler. The major problem was that didn't have an actual plan for health care reform until after he was elected.
As a result of this, many people are not going to vote for Hillary Clinton because they want to be free of this unpleasantness. This is the wrong way to go about it. Any Democrat who wins can expect this scrutiny.
Obama seems to be making the same mistakes that Clinton made. He is not making a plan for health care. The Democratic candidates should be focus on who's best prepared to implement their plan or the election will be just like 1992.

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