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.
Why don't you try morphing Chelsea into Bill Clinton so you can see a real resemblance?
Clift writes for Newsweek. NewsMax was reporting on what Clift wrote.
Keep it up, clift. hillary's voters hate Reagan. If clift equates hill with Reagan, that hurts hill more than it helps.
Excuse me, Eleanor WHAT THE F*$K have you been taking? What kind of drugs is this woman on? Oh wait a minute, maybe she's gotten into Patrick Kennedy's medicine cabinet.
First reaction: um, Eleanor, the doctor is looking for you. He says you missed happy-meds time.
Second reaction: yeah. Except in every particular.
That's unfair, the frog is kinda cute.
isn't she an editor
There is a real possiblility that Hillary could be elected President if Republicans stay home. We need the help of all Broken Glass Republicans to VOTE.
You know Eleanor Clift is not even her real name. Her first husband's name was Clift.
He was the brother of the (gay, neurotic, drug-using) actor Montgomery Clift.
It was probably due to this amazing connection that Eleanor ever got hired by anybody in the first place.
Which is probably why she hung unto the name.
Seriously.
Since when does a rattlesnake compare to a firefighter?
Three strikes and she is "Outed".
And Eleanor is like a crack whore, except she's better paid than most.
Regards, Ivan
You mean someone actually pays "Eelie Ellie"? At least a crack whore provides a public service. I know that's a stretch, but I just had to say it.
Hey Eleanor...I'm sure Hillary is available.
OMG, what in hell is she spiking her koolaid with???
Maybe the same stuff found on Monica's dress...
Eleanor is nuts.
Hillary's money won't save her in the primaries. Everybody can't stand her. She is to the Democratic Party what John McCain is to the GOP. Unelectable in the primaries. Don't care how much money either of them have. They take cynical positions to both their left and right, and the bases of both parties don't trust em.
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