Candor and authenticity were repeatedly cited. ``I don't feel like I look at her and see someone who's telling me the whole truth,'' says Allison Lowrey, a 30-year-old human- resources consultant. ``I'd like to see her approach a problem without the polls'' helping her make her decision, says Andrew Alebergo, a 39-year-old tanning-salon operator.
This is from her supporters!
Even her supporters see her as a manipulative snake who'll do or say anything to get into power.
The Clinton organization had a clear plan A: It envisioned the candidate, as the choice of the party establishment and natural heir to the presidency, to so dominate 2007 that she would be able to corner, not have to capture, the nomination. It worked perfectly for most of the year.
The strategy has imploded. In a similar situation, Bill Clinton would have changed plans on a dime -- he could have gone from B to E during a rest stop.
Hillary has all the strengths cited by those Philadelphia Democrats and much more discipline than her husband. If she can't adjust and rise to this challenge, however, she may well finish third in the Iowa caucuses and lose to Obama in New Hampshire. In the past 30 years, no candidate has lost both these tests and won the nomination.
I will warn everyone about this, never underestimate your enemy. Hillary could still very well pull this out of her ass. She's already tried the "I've got dirt on Obama, but I'm a good person so I won't release it" bit, which blew up in her face.
She's tried the "Obama is a Muslim", which blew up in her face.
She's pulling in the earmarks like it's going out of style.
I'm surprised she hasn't gone with something even more desperate like "Obama is a black guy!".
To bring up someone's religion as a political point reeks of desperation. Her whining of them "picking" on her also rings hollow.
Obama is starting to gain momentum, especially with the latest rally put on by Oprah Winfrey.
However, Hillary doesn't seem to get the basic idea in politics: If you're honest with your constituents and do what you believe in your heart of hearts is the right thing to do, you're almost guaranteed to be elected.
My Congressman is Brian Baird. He's a Democrat. Him and I don't see eye to eye on a lot of issues. However, I have voted for him twice. Why? Because we agree on a lot of core issues, and while I disagree with him on a lot of issues, he seems like an honest enough person to tell his constituents why he came to the conclusion that he did.
He really gained my respect after he changed his mind on the notion of bringing troops out of Iraq. He faced about 1,000 or so people who were pissed at him and he answered their questions honestly.
He didn't have to do it, he chose to do it because he thought his constituents were owed an explanation.
That's the kind of honesty you don't see in politicians these days.
Which is something Hillary doesn't get to this day. If you're honest about how you feel about an issue, you're likely to gain the respect of your voters.
No one expects someone to agree with them on 100% of the issues.
Travis
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