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Hillary, Barack Switch Playbooks

Posted Dec 20, 07 10:41 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – With the Iowa caucuses just weeks away, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama appear to have made an early new year's resolution: to be more like each other. The presidential contenders have switched playbooks, the Boston Globe reports, with Clinton highlighting her feel-good biography and Obama stressing his leadership qualities. "She is trying to soften her image and raise her favorability," said one analyst.

Clinton has been trotting out childhood friends and parents of ill children to showcase her advocacy work. Obama is aiming to demonstrate his strength dealing with serious issues. In a recent speech, Obama mostly omitted "hope," his stump speech catchword, and adopted instead a more forceful tone.

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Democratic presidential hopefuls Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Barack Obama, D-Ill. appear to be switching playbooks, the Boston Globe reports. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa/FILE)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. (AP Photo/ Ronda Churchill)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, is trying to highlight his leadership in an effort to combat the perception that he's inexperienced. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. are adopting each other's messages, the Boston Globe reports. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is trying to soften her image in an effort to be more likable, the Boston Globe says. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)   (Associated Press)
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