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07-26-2008, 08:08 PM
From http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/us/politics/26cnd-obama.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1217098886-D9B4k229U9Oe5q9KJ4rDVQ (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/us/politics/26cnd-obama.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1217098886-D9B4k229U9Oe5q9KJ4rDVQ)
While Mr. Obama said he knew the risks of “flying too close to the sun,” as he put it, his confidence has swelled since he claimed the Democratic nomination early last month. These days, his public statements and news conferences often contain four words — “in an Obama administration” — as he settles to find the proper measure of confidence and humility in his pitch to voters.
“How do I avoid looking presumptuous?” Mr. Obama said in the interview.
“I’m very much looking forward over the next three months to going back to Iowa, literally and figuratively, and spending a lot of time in town hall meetings, talking to voters and listening to voters.”
The pictures of Mr. Obama’s travels dominated the political news of the last week. While Mr. McCain criticized his opponent’s itinerary, even though he took a similar foreign trip in March, other Republicans conceded that the imagery could help Mr. Obama shore up one of his leading shortcomings.
“Americans are seeing a presidential Obama on the world stage and he fits comfortably,” said Alex Castellanos, a Republican strategist who worked in the primary campaign for Mitt Romney (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/mitt_romney/index.html?inline=nyt-per).
With the Normandy coast coming into view through the windows of Mr. Obama’s campaign plane as he left France, he smirked when asked to respond to criticism that he was on the cusp of measuring the White House drapes. Turning to an aide, he said, “Have you been measuring the drapes?”
“We don’t buy our own hype,” Mr. Obama said. “We’re always looking around the corner.
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While Mr. Obama said he knew the risks of “flying too close to the sun,” as he put it, his confidence has swelled since he claimed the Democratic nomination early last month. These days, his public statements and news conferences often contain four words — “in an Obama administration” — as he settles to find the proper measure of confidence and humility in his pitch to voters.
“How do I avoid looking presumptuous?” Mr. Obama said in the interview.
“I’m very much looking forward over the next three months to going back to Iowa, literally and figuratively, and spending a lot of time in town hall meetings, talking to voters and listening to voters.”
The pictures of Mr. Obama’s travels dominated the political news of the last week. While Mr. McCain criticized his opponent’s itinerary, even though he took a similar foreign trip in March, other Republicans conceded that the imagery could help Mr. Obama shore up one of his leading shortcomings.
“Americans are seeing a presidential Obama on the world stage and he fits comfortably,” said Alex Castellanos, a Republican strategist who worked in the primary campaign for Mitt Romney (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/mitt_romney/index.html?inline=nyt-per).
With the Normandy coast coming into view through the windows of Mr. Obama’s campaign plane as he left France, he smirked when asked to respond to criticism that he was on the cusp of measuring the White House drapes. Turning to an aide, he said, “Have you been measuring the drapes?”
“We don’t buy our own hype,” Mr. Obama said. “We’re always looking around the corner.
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