Letters to the Editor
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Gotta agree
Obama will not be served well by going negative, at least, not if he uses the kitchen-sink approach that Hillary has used. Obama should stick to main-campaign, policy-related criticisms, that he can then turn back around to tout his own abilities and experience.
It's really damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't for Obama right now. If he matches Hillary's attacks with counter-attacks, Obama is accused of violating his "hope" message. If Obama ignores Clinton's attacks, he is accused of being weak. If he merely objects without attacking, he is accused of being thin-skinned.
The best option is for Obama to attack just enough to keep Clinton off-balance, but otherwise maintain his original message and keep playing to his strengths. Obama is a strong candidate and he's made it this far. Clinton wants to make Obama falter, but she won't be able to as long as Obama stays focused and doesn't let her tactics overly distract the campaign.