Posted on 05/07/2006 7:29:33 AM PDT by Kaslin
Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift says that Democrats shouldn't fear nominating Hillary Clinton as their presidential standard bearer in 2008, claiming that Republicans were just as nervous about Ronald Reagan's White House bid in 1980.
"I was trying to think, who in my lifetime has been such a dominant frontrunner and yet people had been nervous about his electability - and I came up with Ronald Reagan," Clift told the Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends" on Sunday.
The Newsweek scribe noted that Reagan "was the oldest person, at that time, to try to contest for the presidency as a frontrunner."
"He was a grade-B movie actor," she said, failing to mention Reagan's two terms as governor of the nation's largest state. "He had orange hair. And a lot of Republicans worried that he couldn't be elected."
"And look what happened," Clift said, referring to Reagan's two electoral landslides
One key difference, she said, would be Bill Clinton.
"That adds to the uncertain terrain," Clift told Fox. "It's very difficult to figure out what you're going to do with him" as First Man.
Whether Democrats are comfortable nominating Hillary or not may be a moot question, Clift warned, since she practically has the top prize locked up.
"When you look at who could challenge her and get around her in the primaries . . . it's very difficult to see who can run to her left - which is where the grassroots Democrats are in the primaries - and be a credible nominee.
"Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift says that Democrats shouldn't fear nominating Hillary Clinton as their presidential standard bearer in 2008, claiming that Republicans were just as nervous about Ronald Reagan's White House bid in 1980."
Ronald Reagan was an unknown entity and so maybe some were nervous about what he would do.
We have seen the wide-load in action for over 8 years and know very well what SHE would do!!
Please God!! No more of HER or her disgusting spouse in the White House!! Have mercy on us!!
Eleanor Clift is still running around loose? I had forgotten all about her.
The only way that Hillary Clinton is like Ronald Reagan is that both have penises and sleep with women.
"Hillary Clinton Like Ronald Reagan" PING.
a controllig, lying, shrill, mean spirited, vindictive woman= Hillary Clinton
He was optimistic, cheerful, calm and the exact opposite of Hill. Ronald Reagan she ain't.
Eleanor what you been smokin, girl?
So does Hillary. She covers it with a wig.
Oh my! The kid DOES look like the catfish!
Ronald Reagan had orange hair?
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Eleanor Clift Like Toenail Fungus
This woman is on LSD.
The dad is...
BJ Clinton is not the dad.
Hillary is a man?
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