Quick New Hampshire Thoughts
Obviously as an Obama guy, tonight was a minor setback. I still think he's got the upper hand, but now he has a race. Obama's misstep in New Hampshire was that he didn't keep himself in the news cycle. Hillary had all the coverage in the last couple days with her "emotional speech", That's what Bill Clinton did so well, and Hillary's picking that up... her speech was a brilliant political move. I think either Barack or Hillary (or yes, Edwards) has what it takes to beat any Republican. McCain's speech tonight was a disaster... I still think he's toast.
posted by Justin S. @ 1/08/2008 11:10:00 PM
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I definitely agree with most of what you've said but your words also seems to imply (and this may not be your intent) that Hillary Clinton's speech was artificial, and I have to say I think it was anything but that. If anything--and the media's attack of her seems to indicate this--a breakdown for a woman in her position could be catastrophic for her campaign. Of course the media was wrong. (And why do we, and we all do, say "Hillary" and "Obama." Yes, for obvious reasons, I've been thinking a lot about race and gender lately. And no, I'm not for Hillary in generally but I'm not totally committed to Obama either. Still waiting to see what plays out on the election stage. And yes, the Republican party seems more fractured than ever. Maybe Fred Thompson will win the next state.
I think Hillary's emotions might very well have been genuine, but I do think she has control of them. If she didn't want to make a teary speech, she wouldn't have. I'm not saying it's sinister or anything, but I do think it was a strategic move to show her emotions.
I think we all say "Hillary" because when we say "Clinton" people still think of Bill first.
I don't think Fred Thompson will win anything, but Giuliani might win something eventually... it's a long way from over.
True, but how many people say Rice rather than Condoleeza Rice or just Condoleeza. We all have that tendency. I don't know why. It can be the same in a classroom setting where the guys are sometimes called by their last names but the females not.
Of course the Republican race isn't over. That was exactly my point. We've still got a lot of potentially viable contenders whereas the Democratic party is pretty much down to two.
As for Hillary, I was trying to point out that showing so much emotion was also a big risk for her.
People tend to call Giuliani "Rudy" though.
Ohhhh, for clarity between now and the date of the primary where I live! I blogged on my complete confusion a couple of weeks ago. I'm not any closer to a decision!
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