Posted on 11/04/2004 5:14:11 AM PST by Libloather
1) She is smarter than Kerry. She would never get NEAR Michael Moore.
2) She is a MUCH better political fighter. If Kerry had half her political savvy, there is no way he would have started his campaign without a plan and a team in place to respond to and neutralize SBVT-type attacks before they ever got started.
3) She is more disciplined and focused than Kerry. She is NOT a flip-flopper, can stay on message, and can really soft-pedal her extremism. (She will have "grown in office.")
4) After 8 years of Bush without a real heir-apparent, there are many voters who will just decide "it's time for a change."
5) Outside of Giuliani, there is no viable Republican candidate in the wings with any national name recognition.
6) She is a MONSTER fund-raiser, and will have lots of $$$ to put into her campaign and lots of favors to call in.
I am not saying Hillary can't be beaten. I know that right now she has high negatives. But if Repubs act as if there is NO WAY she can be elected, they will find themselves scrambling in a nail biter election, with the outcome far from assured.
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