Posted on 05/13/2006 7:46:28 PM PDT by ncountylee
There is a rapidly congealing consensus about Hillary Clinton among Democrats. The first is that its hard to see how she can be stopped from becoming the partys nominee for president in 2008. The second is that nobody really wants her to be the nominee. If this sounds familiar, it is. The Democrats had exactly the same feelings about their last two nominees, Al Gore and John Kerry. They both lost, of course, although there will always be an asterisk next to the name Gore on that one.
Most Democrats I know also fear that, at an unusually propitious time for their party, Hillary could lose the White House for them again as well. In almost every straw poll she loses big to potential rivals such as John McCain and Rudy Giuliani. About a third of the country already strongly disapproves of her. Unlike McCain and Giuliani, her unfavourable ratings actually beat out her favourable ones. And thats after five years of very careful and very good PR.
The inevitability argument for Hillary is a strong one. In some ways she is now following George W Bushs tack in 2000. She has amassed way more money than any of her rivals more than $40m at the last count and has a nepotistic connection to the last president in her own party. Her name recognition is through the roof. She lives in that rare pantheon of women whose global reach overwhelms the need for any surname: Diana, Oprah, Madonna, Condi, Hillary. In the latest polls of Democrats, Hillary is favoured by 38% of potential primary voters. Kerry is second with 14%.
Chuck Todd, editor of Washingtons Hotline put her position thus: Frankly, to call her an 800lb gorilla would be underselling her.
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"I'm sick and tired" of listening to her.
Allen-Romney.
When she gets out on the circuit where they can't control her screeching - that 38% will disappear too
If that were to happen it would prove that we are undeserving of nationhood. 9/11 forgotten. No Chinese stolen nuke plans. It would be Australia for me. At least there the weather is great, the beer is fantastic, and the women are promiscuous without the overt feminazi traits.
After amnesty a large % of the population won't be able to read her plan or anything else. Amnesty is the beast's ticket back to the White House.
" Witch"
Unindicted co-conspirator.
The only Republicans I see with active presidential ambitions populate the pompous Senate and pontificate primarily for self-gratification. Few if any Senators actually could run the country with even minimal competency. Voters tend to reject legislative personalities for good reason; John F. Kerry's flip-flopping best exemplifies Senatorial decisiveness and leadership. The overwhelming majority of Senate Republicans, moreover, belong to the RINO caucus and concede far too readily to any Democratic spinster. As Bush so often tells us, the President must make tough decisions constantly, not dither endlessly blabbering nonsense until his opponent falls asleep.
The perception of a strong economy is not there. A lot of voters in their 30s and 40s will only see high gas prices and a country mired in a seemingly endless war. These voters will remember fondly the 1990s when opportunity appeared boundless.
Hillary is despised, and, if she's fooling nobody now, she won't be able to fool anybody then.
On Free Republic, certainly. Outside of this blessed forum, Hillary has strategically positioned herself as a centrist in the eyes of many voters. It would be best not to delude ourselves. The Clintons are excellent opportunists.
She's not much of a speaker. Have you noticed that?
She needn't say a word. Her husband will do all the talking.
I really need to do a Pacific cruise while I'm in the navy. Oh, wait. I'm married. Never mind. ;-)
There's still the beer ;-)
OH! and the illegal and legal aliens will vote for her because shes a socialist.. You know the ones that Bush will legalize.. and also the ones he misses.. Its easy to get registered to vote in most places.. And by the way ALL illegal and legal aliens WILL BE DEMOCRATS..
Which would only point out her incompetence. I don't think she has a chance. In fact, I'm one of those who isn't convinced that Hillary will be the nominee.
John Podhoretz has written a book about how afraid we need to be of Hillary, but I'm not convinced. Every republican hates her like poison, and the far left doesn't like her either. I think Sullivan has it right on this one.
"I predict the nomination will fall to either Romney or Allen, the nominee being the personage the base will be the least uncomfortable with "
and skip the Romney part, he will freak some out for the medical insurance plan. Allen is way behind McInsane in the polls, but I see McCaine crashing and burning in a big way. Allen is about the only comfortable show out there.
Whining about being unappreciated would be silly in a leader of the free world who has twice been entrusted with the highest responsibilities by the most powerful nation on earth. It is not much more attractive in supporters of same.
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