Word: blunderer
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...Indian government hasn't addressed these tough issues, leaving Kashmir angry and restive. And so all it took to shatter Kashmir's fragile peace was one blunder - the tone-deaf move this summer to transfer those 100 acres of land near Amarnath. It set off not one but two ferocious protest movements - by Hindu nationalists and by Kashmiri separatists - who have fueled each other's frenzy...
...statements were seen as a blunder at best and a flip-flop at worst...
...first blunder came last weekend when David Plouffe, the campaign manager, suggested to a group of potential donors that Obama might not need to win Ohio to win the election next fall. Asked about it later, Plouffe said "You have a lot of ways to get to 270" electoral college votes - which may be true, but why in the name of Youngstown would one ever say it? All that sort of talk does is invite Ohio voters to look elsewhere for an alternative to a candidate they are already a little uncertain about. To say nothing of Ohio Democrats...
...Bush and his policies is particularly surprising from someone previously presumed to be the most faithful of aides. On the fifth page of the preface McClellan bluntly writes, "History appears poised to confirm what most Americans today have decided - that the decision to invade Iraq was a serious strategic blunder." That blunder, he continues, was one propagated by a "political propaganda machine" that misled the public on the reasons for war with Iraq...
...misjudged the mood That was probably her biggest blunder. In a cycle that has been all about change, Clinton chose an incumbent's strategy, running on experience, preparedness, inevitability - and the power of the strongest brand name in Democratic politics. It made sense, given who she is and the additional doubts that some voters might have about making a woman Commander in Chief. But in putting her focus on positioning herself to win the general election in November, Clinton completely misread the mood of Democratic-primary voters, who were desperate to turn the page. "Being the consummate Washington insider...