Reply #39: No, its a combination of both.

[Political Heretic]

Biggest failure of the Clinton campaign was the failure to anticipate such a serious, powerful challenger. It's credit to Obama and his campaign in that regard.

But Hillary is no buffoon, and no bumbling politician, and despite my nasty-negative post-ad, I don't like seeing her campaign be such a mess. She's capable and qualified - but I believe, even though I'm sure to get screemed at for saying this - what consistently gets in both the Clinton's way are their enormous egos. Ultimately, I think their sense of "inevitability" is the primary reason why they are where they are.

I think Obama is the better choice to lead America right now, but I ALSO think that if Hillary had begun her campaign process from a humble stand point of planning for a hard fought race and anticipating and planning for the possibility of a serious challenge - I DO believe she would be doing much better against the newcomer Obama. Her experience and political skill, when not shot down by ego, is a pretty powerful force for any first time presidential candidate to reckon with.