Hillary rolls along

[William769]

Is the Democratic nomination already Hillary's? Could be. In some ways, it's a pretty simple calculation. She began with the support of the Democratic establishment, at least a third of primary voters, a big advantage with women, who make up the majority of these voters, and by far the most experienced campaign organization. Though she's been - rather amazingly - out-fundraised a bit by Barack Obama's campaign, she's got all the dough she needs.

Last March a friend who's actually supporting Obama and has run many campaigns marveled at the Clinton's campaign staffers' ability "to swim in their own lanes." It takes enormous self-discipline for Democrats to do that because it is a congenital condition of Democrats (like reporters) to think they know politics better than anyone.

But here is one of the almost countless advantages Hillary enjoys by virtue of her marriage. Nobody seriously thinks he understands American politics better than Bill Clinton does. Having the only Democrat who happened to win two full terms as president since FDR as your top adviser ends a lot of arguments before they begin.

What's more, for a front-runner to lose a nomination - something that is admittedly far more common among Democrats than Republicans - something big has to happen to upset the proverbial apple cart. But not only has Hillary's organization worked enormously effectively, the candidate's performance itself has been almost flawless.

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/eric_alterman/2007/09/hillary_rolls_along.html

[madfloridian]

1. Billary....two for one.

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[William769]

3. SUch a sweet deal isn't it?

[rodeodance]

4. very sweet

[DemocratSinceBirth]

21. I Hope You Know The Etymology Of That Barbarous Contraction

.

[wyldwolf]

2. "Nobody seriously thinks he understands American politics better than Bill Clinton does."

Oh, I could name a few (ok, more than a few) people on DU who think they do.

[Captain Hilts]

5. Over Bill, over Yale, she will traipse the dustry trail as the Clintons, go rollin' along....nt

[laugle]

13. That's cute.......day brightener....

[Captain Hilts]

17. It was too late to change 'dusty' trail to 'campaign' trail....nt

[MannyGoldstein]

6. We're In... And We're In To Win!!!

[lib2DaBone]

18. What?

Is that Rupert Murdoch of Fox News? You mean he supports Hillary? You dont think Hilllary would take money from Fox News , do you? (My bubble is burst, I'M SHOCKED!) I mean I dont get it ? Its so confusing ....and.. and ...and..and....smrffff... I feel so used because I have believed in everything Hillary has said....

[liberal renegade]

7. nobody even stands a chance against Mrs. Clinton.

Obama better jump on the bandwagon. 8 years as VP will certainly help his chances at becoming POTUS.....


:popcorn:

[Clintonista2]

8. Obama would never be chosen as VP by Clinton

She's already stated that she feels he is very naive. Why would she choose a naive VP?

[laugle]

14. You are very astute....I picked up on that too! How could she choose him after that comment? nt

[ronnykmarshall]

9. Cue the various predictable responses.

[William769]

10. I LOVE THAT PICTURE IN YOUR SIG LINE!

:hi:

[Clintonista2]

15. I KNOW! I've said that before too

That is my favourite sig on DU.

[killbotfactory]

11. Do they keep mentioning FDR, because Hillary's campaign

is almost like a way to get around term limits, and if elected the Clinton's will have been in power just as long?

[William769]

12. Well thats a good stretch of your imagination.

[killbotfactory]

19. Right.

They are going to have the exact same people in power running things, and she's taking credit for the accomplishments of Bill's presidency, but they are completely different people and will run things differently.:eyes:

[Clintonista2]

16. Last I checked Bill wasn't running

Stop making this election about Bill.

[killbotfactory]

20. Half her appeal is nostalgia for Bill's presidancy.

And it will be the same inner circle running things.

Am I supposed to just ignore that?