Let us not forget this important fact. The debates will fade from memory a week after they are over and the economy might get pushed back a little bit from the forefront if the stock market stabilizes a bit and if we get better news on the credit markets front. What will take over soon is the slime from the rampaging and boldly open gang warfare type warfare between the campaigns, as I'd mentioned before in this article. The Obama campaign must make a list of all possible attack operations from the Republicans who are oiling up their muck-slinging machines and declaring proudly that they will decimate Obama's image and character. I willl list the topics/area the attacks can cover and in my next post I will come up with my opinion on how they should counter-attack and respond hard to these attacks. My overall master strategy still remains the guiding force but tough responses should be prepared and tactical steps need to be taken swiftly and effectively whenever an operation is launched from the other side.
1) The usual attack on security policies and highlighting Obama's vote against the troops funcding. The Sep 11 ads again and how Obama will be soft on terrorism with scary images of another doomsday attack that can happen in the continental US if Obama is in office. Attempts will be made to link this security issue with the economy and the attacks will highlight that if another attack happens during this economically vulnerable period then that will be the death blow to the economy.
2) James Wright will come up again; Michelle Obama will come up again and photos of Obama in Kenyan dresses + images of Indonesian towns where Obama grew up will be shown. The goal (and the closing lines) will be to convince voters that Obama is not one of us 'Joe Sixpack' Americans but he is pretty much a foreigner (from terrorist lands) and is not patriotic enough to be president of the United States. He will not consider American interests with the same zeal that a real American would.
I will add more soon but please feel free to add your own thoughts on what the possible attacks might be, from the republican side, and how the Obama campaign should respond.