Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times
Jonathan Tasini, 49, is challenging Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primary. Above, Mr. Tasini in Bryant Park.
Posted on 08/22/2006 10:50:17 PM PDT by neverdem
As Ned Lamont basks in his Democratic primary victory in Connecticut, another antiwar underdog is trying to assume the same role of political giant-killer in next month’s elections in New York, though against much bigger prey: Hillary Rodham Clinton.
But while Mr. Lamont united liberals and used $4 million of his own money to win his primary, Jonathan Tasini is struggling on a shoestring campaign to rise above his 12 percent standing in the polls, even as he hawks a message of left-wing anger over Iraq to an electorate that is more liberal than Connecticut’s.
Mr. Tasini has qualified for the Sept. 12 primary ballot against Mrs. Clinton, and his positions on the Iraq war, the death penalty and gay marriage are in step with the progressive groups and liberal bloggers that contributed volunteers, money and buzz to Mr. Lamont. Yet some of these partisans say they are deeply reluctant, and in some cases scared, to criticize or abandon Mrs. Clinton, who supported the invasion of Iraq.
They cite her power in the Democratic Party and her careful positioning that has made her, if not antiwar, then a sharp critic of the administration’s handling of Iraq, Hurricane Katrina and the economy.
A former union leader, tireless and impolitic, Mr. Tasini has stirred some enthusiasm among voters — even young women, who are the Clinton core — and he is increasingly well received by liberal audiences, based on interviews with voters and time spent watching him work crowds.
One reason for the enthusiasm is Mr. Lamont’s upset win over Senator Joseph I. Lieberman; some people wonder if some of that success could be replicated in New York. But Mr. Tasini has raised only $200,000 to Mrs. Clinton’s $44 million, and she has undercut his best shot at visibility by refusing to...
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I don't think there's enough popcorn in the world to get us through the dems' increasingly hysterical attacks on each other.
And the NYSlimes is her biggest cheerleader. There's another article somewhere here on FR about how Republicans are eager for Hillary! to run because it will result in an ENORMOUS Republican turnout, and I agree with that. I know of Republicans and even some dems who would crawl over broken glass to get to the polls to vote against her.
Lord, that woman is down right EVIL.
Vince Foster was unavailable for comment.
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"Vince Foster was unavailable for comment"
now THAT's funny !
<< Clinton Rival Tries to Make Most of Liberal Anger >>
His psychosis notwithstanding, shouldn't be too difficult for him.
"Liberal anger," after all, is but an, albiet oxymoronic, symptom of the deeper malaise.
<< Yet some of these partisans -- (And the president of the United States) -- .... are deeply reluctant and in some cases scared, to criticize or abandon Mrs. Clinton.
Lord, that woman is down right EVIL.
Down wrong evil?
Yup, those are the Clinton "core" all right - for both Bill and Hillary.
CORRUPTING THE PRESS
Survival of the Clinton administration has also been contingent upon successful corruption of the press. The most prominent Clinton operator at this time is Murray Waas, gaining fame in the mainstream media for finding a psychic in Arkansas whose son had seen money given to Whitewater witness David Hale.
Murray Waas has actually been doing opposition research for the Clinton administration for several years. His journalistic "scoops" (or are they merely ventilations of White House FBI files?) include research into the background of Kenneth Starr and into the background of Clinton critics. In this research, his Mafia-style methods have become apparent. Waas threatened to have reporter Michael Lewis killed after Lewis wrote a New Republic story looking into murder and drugs in Arkansas--a story that was unflattering of Waas [4]. Who does Waas know who would be able to enforce such a threat?
from the Washington Weekly, 1998-May-14, Citizens for Better Government edit of May 5, 1998.
Clinton is a coward. All RATS are cowards. She should debate. She is hiding behind a press that is willing to do anything to ensure she gets to the Whitehouse.
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