Reeling from a series of polls revealing a rapid slide in his popularity, Barack Obama struck back the way he knows best – a stunning speech on the urgent need for a new course in US foreign policy.
Over the past month, major polling organizations have published the results of their surveys of the presidential contest. One month ago, Obama held what appeared to be a commanding lead over John McCain. However, since his victory over Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, Obama made a number of statements that appeared to alter his progressive profile with a decisive shift to the center of the American political spectrum. Obama’s perceived shift to the center occurred immediately after his victory over Clinton in the final primary in Montana when he made several statements that clashed with his perceived image as a progressive ‘change’ candidate.
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