A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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April 21, 2004Bill Rubs OffLook at how skillfully and with sidelong reference Hillary Clinton sticks the knife into Bush: The consensus was the same, from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration," she said. "It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared.I'd be shocked if HC doesn't run in 2008. Bill has definitely rubbed off on her. It's a veneer of sensible grace disguising utter political ruthlessness. Even if you don't like it, you have to admire it. Posted by Brian Keegan at April 21, 2004 11:58 AM Comments
Okay, I'll take the opposite view. I'll be shocked if Hillary does run. I see her as the Newt Gingrich of the left -- highly popular with the base, highly unpopular with everyone else. She's probably smart enough to realize she has no better prospects than Gingrich did back in the 1990s when some people thought he would run. Posted by: Oberon at April 21, 2004 12:22 PMLove her or hate her, but don't ever ever underestimate her. Posted by: Tully at April 21, 2004 12:40 PMWell I said run, not win. She's going to skim the "first woman President" cream, so I think that gives her more legs than Gingrich. Although it does make sense to me that the GOP will field the first woman Prez. It's one of those "not a good idea until the GOP embraces it" things which really has mostly to do with mainstream comfort wth such firsts. Posted by: bk at April 21, 2004 01:22 PMI agree with Oberon. She's far too polarizing to have a realistic chance of winning - even in a primary race. What I don't think a lot of people outside of the ideological Left don't understand is that she's very polarizing even among her liberal base. My girlfriend is a politically active liberal who has held elected office here in Oregon who loathes Hillary. She tells me that she's not the only liberal who feels that way about Hillary. The interesting thing to me is that she feels very passionately about Hillary. Her reasoning is quite a bit different from the far Right. But, what matters for purposes of this thread is that even Hillary's base is divided about her. Not the sort of basis upon which one builds a successful national political campaign. Posted by: Kevin at April 21, 2004 03:04 PMAgree, don't underestimate Hillary. And, Bill & co. were behind DLC --a more moderate/centrist emphasis.
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