Posted on 02/28/2005 10:14:45 AM PST by peacebaby
Hillary's dilemma is a serious one. So serious, we hear from New York Democratic circles, she and husband Bill may come out soon to back another Democrat as "their" 2008 candidate.
Are they serious? Here's the reasoning.
more at NewsMax.com
Hillary, with her past, cannot possibly win the presidential candidacy, much less the Democratic nomination.
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The Swifties need to get going on her missing thesis
The Swifties need to get going on her missing thesis
If John Kerry could win it with his past, anything is possible.
I wish that was true, but compared to Kerry's past of being an anti-American member of a terrorist group who plotted the assassination of a President, Hillary past looks tame.
But he didn't win the presidency, and had his past been known during the Democratic nomination period, he may not have been been chosen the Democratic nominee.
And she has four years to reinvent herself. "Exteme Makeover"!
Sorry, I meant the nomination, and his anti-war activities were well known during the primary season.
Hmmm...hard to judge anything with no link.
But if I understand the jist of the post, it is suggesting that Hillary will promote a stalking horse candidate?
Hillary's dilemma is a serious one.
So serious, we hear from New York Democratic circles, she and husband Bill may come out soon to back another Democrat as "their" 2008 candidate.
Are they serious?
Here's the reasoning.
Hillary is focusing on her re-election race for Senate in 2006. Hillary is a clear favorite to win re-election. She has done her homework for her constituents and remains quite popular in New York.
But she is leaving nothing to chance. Republicans are planning a massive effort to cripple Hillary in New York.
While focusing on re-election, openly running for the presidency could undermine her efforts in New York.
A prominent New York Democratic insider tells NewsMax to expect Hillary and Bill to back another presidential candidate early -- as a placeholder for Hillary if and when she decides to enter the race after 2006.
The way the presidential election cycle now works, it's a four-year game, one source tells us.
Hillary can't just decide to enter after 2006. By then, early Democratic candidates will have locked up key political power brokers in early primary states, big donors and the best campaign operatives.
Hillary also has to move now to outflank a growing faction in her own party that wants to stop her presidential ambitions. This faction includes new DNC chief Howard Dean, who openly detests the Clintons.
It's no secret that Dean was backed by the Kennedy-Kerry clique, as well as Al Gore, all of whom strongly oppose Hillary.
One scenario has retired General Wesley Clark back in the race again. Hillary and Bill backed Clark as their stalking horse to stop Howard Dean. This time Clark could become the meet-up place for Clintonistas -- until Hillary makes her bold move after re-election.
Buckle up, friends. We're in for one helluva a primary fight in the Democratic race!
Didn't find the article.
Its part of Newsmax's e-mail and its real hard to find the article with their links.
Pointing to someone else and let the "enemy" fire on them as she makes a slower but steady advance.
Would Gen. Wesley Clark please pick up the white courtesy phone?
So, in other words, Hillary would endorse a candidate early, but it would be a lie.
Gen. Weasely Clark has about as much credibilty as Michael Moore. Even with the Clintonista support, he still only got 3rd or 4th place in the last round of 'Donk primaries. And his glory days in Kosovo are getting more remote all the time.
When you ask a political candidate what he's been doing for the last ten years, "I have had my lips surgically stitched to the former President's butt" is not the answer you want to hear.
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