A lot, according to Howard Fineman:
WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign is teetering on the brink, no matter what the meaningless national horserace numbers say. The notion that she has a post-Iowa “firewall” in New Hampshire is a fantasy, and she is in danger of losing all four early contests, including Nevada and South Carolina – probably to Sen. Barack Obama, who is now, in momentum terms, the Democratic frontrunner.
Fineman goes on to say that what Hillary needs to do is start going after Obama, but if this week has proven anything, it’s proven that any effort on her campaign’s part to do that ends up coming back to haunt her. Within the past week, she had a campaign staffer in Iowa resign due to her connections to an anti-Obama email and another adviser in New Hampshire resign after making allegations about Obama’s past drug use.
Let’s face it. The reason Hillary has a problem going negative against Obama is because she’s a Clinton. She has no credibility when it comes to character issues. And when it comes to experience —- well, I can’t say that someone who happened to be married to the President and then spent six years in the Senate is any more experienced than someone who started out in Illinois state politics and then went on to the Senate.
Hillary can’t go negative against Obama because it will always come back to haunt her.
And that’s the reason she’s in danger of committing one of the most stunning political collapses in recent American political history.
December 18th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Here is the prediction: Hillary Clinton not only will be the democratic candidate for President, she will win the national election as well.
She is smart, sincere, considerate, and experienced to be the first femal president of this country. Those who hates her just need to get a chance to meet with her for 30 minutes and they will have melt down just like Chris Mathew. Many hates her is hating her gut and cannot stand a woman to be the leader of the country no matter who that woman is.
Finally is someone says she can only get 45% of national votes. Obama will get even less. America is ready for a female president but will be a long time ready for a black president although Obama is probably the closest ever. Many republicans who is feared of Hillary has been trashing Hillary their entire life no matter what she does. They want to pump up Obama because they fears her to beat all Republican but they know Obama has no chance!!
Because Obama admitted using drug before, he become more a hero than people who is smart enough not to ever use drug. Does that make sense???