Reply #80: Safire: "Hillary is the best fundraiser the Republicans ever had." -on MTP

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just now. Interesting comment. He also said that for the her to be defeated in the primary, there would need to be a "can't win" campaign against her, because she could win in the primary, but not in the general.

I have to say I agree with him. There are reasons I like Hillary, and some reasons (more recent) that I have to distrust her, but it will in the end boil down to who is electable in the general, and she just isn't. The hatred of her on the right is just too visceral to be overcome, imho. The campaign against her would likely make the Swift Boater's for Truth smear campaign look like a bunch of compliments by comparison.

What about Richardson?

(And I must add that I too think we should not diss dems; I in no way am dissing Hillary herself. It's just that we must win in 2008.)