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The Politics of Fear... 
22nd-Mar-2008 02:33 pm
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I've been growing increasingly disgusted with Hillary Clinton's campaign over the past few weeks.

Mathematically, it is essentially impossible for her to regain the lead before the convention. The only way she will be able to beat Obama is if she can convince enough super delegates to ignore Obama's lead and vote for her instead, an act that will tear the Democratic party apart.

But in her desperation, Hillary seems to be more than willing to sacrifice her own party to slightly increase her chance for victory. Based on her recent attacks on Obama, it even seems now that she would rather see McCain win in November, leaving the door open for her to run again in four years.

Her "victory at all costs" strategy is ruthless, and despicable. It is little wonder that so many Obama supporters would rather vote for McCain than Hillary, if Hillary does manage to grab the nomination.

I posted a few weeks ago about Hillary resorting to "the politics of fear", starting with this fear mongering "It’s 3 am and your children are safe and asleep..." ad:

The little girl in the stock footage Hillary used to create that ad is all grown up now, and she has this to say:

"That little girl was me," Casey Knowles says. "And I'm here to tell you that I'm not scared. I reject the politics of fear that Senator Clinton uses to scare up votes."

Casey has actually been volunteering for the Obama campaign for months now, and she was even a precinct captain in WA caucus.

What irony!
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1st-Apr-2008 10:59 pm (UTC)
It must be clear by now, even to Hillary, that Obama is the better candidate. If she were honest and wanted what's best for the country, she'd step down and ask him to take the ticket. That she doesn't and in fact steps up her game, using slimier tactics, shows that she's just another power hungry politician. Ironically, this is why she's not the better candidate.
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