Posted on 06/04/2006 7:37:04 PM PDT by Mia T
THE DECLINE OF HILLARY CLINTON: THE DYNAMICS
Luntz Maslansky Strategic Research presented its findings on the '08 Dem field this a.m. to reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast.
Their focus groups tested Dem primary voters in NH and IA....
Support for Hillary Clinton "disappeared by the time the night was over, and she won virtually no new converts. Only Edwards faired worse."
The problem for Clinton is that she starts with such high expectations. Democrats expect her to be smart, and she delivers. [Suffice it to say, this observation says more about Democrat 'smarts.' ] They expect her to be tough, and she delivers. [There is a difference between being a scold and being tough. Missus knownothing victim clinton is the very definition of weak.]
But there are a number of verbal and visual intangibles [They seem pretty tangible to me!] that clearly undermine her presentation, her image, and eventually her support. As with many women in public life, her looks and presentation account for a disproportionate percentage of the reactions she elicits."
More; "The tape of Sen. Clinton that we showed in New Hampshire was not a stump speech but rather a public sit-down interview with Jane Pauley in San Francisco conducted earlier this year. This should have been to her advantage. Maybe it was the interview format that kept her from building momentum, but our primary voter audience was not very impressed.
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THE POLITICS OF DUMPING HILLARY (see post 53)
It precedes them: IRS audits (Where IS that unredacted Barrett Report already... and why was it REALLY redacted in the first place?), raw FBI files, trashed reputations, intimidation--both verbal and physical, and, oh yes, the deaths. It matters not one whit whether each and every item on this list is true. That it could be true is sufficient threat: Perception--reputation--IS reality.
So it is not surprising that it took the better part of a year for the Left to summon the courage to dump hillary. Dumping hillary is not a reversible act, you see. Dump hillary and you're on her hit list. For life. Yours... which won't be long and happy if hillary retakes the White House and her repertoire of revenge is for real....
So dumping hillary is not your ordinary finger-in-the-air, go-with-the-flow tactical maneuver. It is a lifetime commitment.
Chris Matthews, David Geffen, Mike McCurrey and Leon Panetta were on the front lines making that commitment. They had the guts to dump hillary before dumping hillary was de rigueur.
It is not that they understood hillary clinton is a dud and everyone else on the Left did not. Everyone knows hillary clinton is a dud. It is that they put loyalty to party above loyalty to the clintons, and had the courage to act on that loyalty.
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by Mia T, 11.20.05
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(ICKES + ESTRICH PROVIDE ROADMAP--oops!--FOR HILLARY DEFEAT) |
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When we showed a stump speech to the group in Iowa their reactions weren't much better. Focusing on the year 2020 was an innovative approach, [for a clinton, for sure. The clintons always focus on 'today' and on 'clinton'] but she never explained how she plans to get there." [And that's a surprise?].... HEAR 2020 HILLARY
Scratch "always." MISSING CLINTON AUDIO! 'Can we kill 'em tomorrow?' (+Albright-Fulbright-Nobel TERRORISM revelations) by Mia T, 4.24.06 READ MORE also: ALBRIGHT INDICTS CLINTON FOR TERRORISM FAILURE (and doesn't even know it) COPYRIGHT MIA T 2006 |
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Good work Mia.
I'm the last person in the world who needs any convincing that Hillary is toast and Warner on the upswing.
Last spring I voted with my $$ over at Tradesports, and doubled my money by December '05.
Soon I'll be back at Tradesports again to "short" Hillary (last year was too early for that), and to "buy" Warner again. Also Al Gore, who will soon be picking up everything that Hillary is losing.
I don't expect any further movement on Republican possibilities until after November's elections, so I'll let those sit for a while (Geo. Allen also was profitable last year).
Check out 'HILLARY'S BIGGEST PROBLEM... SHE'S OLD NEWS'.
I featured Tradesport.
hillary is an old, angry, screeching, lying, power hungry, woman who lusts to be the first woman President of the United States.
Unless the Republicans get a good!! strong!!! honest!!!! candidate out there, hillary will be the next President of the United States. Another Bob Dole or Ross Perot, along with illegal monies and voter fraud we will look at a hillary/bill team.
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