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So, what happened here?

He’s going nowhere with a startling lack of ambition on the universal healthcare issue*, doesn’t communicate commitment to a strong economic reconstruction effort either, and now that gas prices are going through the roof (and voters are urging candidates to come up with a plan) he’s opted for attacking his own empty hands. And he’s charging into “folksy mode” too, now.

Um… It’s the economy all over again, silly.

*For people who like to see the difference, here’s a nice picture that accompanies Krugman’s article: