US Politics Analysis: Why Obama Has to Get Specific and Get Positive at the Convention

Obama has been considered defensive about his achievements during his first term and has appeared too eager to criticise opponents instead of casting positive light on those four years.

President Obama has the chance to redress that in his speech Thursday. If he does not and adopts a negative tone, one can see Mitt Romney --- who is doing a substantial amount of debate preparation this week --- deliver his own Reagan-esque "here we go again" in October.

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US Politics Videos and Pictures: Romney Overshadowed by Clint Eastwood's "Empty Chair" Speech

Mitt Romney formally accepted the Republican nomination for President on Thursday night, but his speech was overshadowed by an opening act. Clint Eastwood gave a performance --- thrilling to many at the Convention but bizarrely comic for many viewing via television and the Internet --- in which he addressed an invisible Barack Obama in a chair next to him:

Eastwood's speech has already spawned a series of posters mixing humour and observation....

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