> Obama thought it was necessary, Clinton said some of the same things you're saying.
On the contrary, Clinton insisted on the mandate, and Obama preferred the scheme where participation is voluntary. And that was one of the reasons for his popularity in the primaries.
I am not sure how to interpret this phenomenon, where their respective positions get somehow exchanged in people's memories. But it does make me feel quite uneasy..
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Re: wording & framing
Date: 2009-08-25 17:20 (UTC)On the contrary, Clinton insisted on the mandate, and Obama preferred the scheme where participation is voluntary. And that was one of the reasons for his popularity in the primaries.
I am not sure how to interpret this phenomenon, where their respective positions get somehow exchanged in people's memories. But it does make me feel quite uneasy..