Saturday, February 16, 2008

The Clinton Task: Choosing Just The Right Smear To Win Ohio

"STRATEGISTS for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign believe it's imperative to identify her high-flying opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, with the "McGovern wing" of the Democratic Party - but want to keep their candidate's fingerprints off the attack.

During the two weeks remaining before the important Ohio and Texas primaries on March 4, Clinton insiders want to spread the message that Obama represents the radical left-wing politics of George McGovern's 1972 candidacy, which won only one state on Election Day. But they don't know how to achieve this. When Clinton herself has launched past attacks on Obama, it has hurt her with voters.

The Clinton campaign is confident of winning in Texas because of the state's Hispanic vote. But it sees the need in Ohio to identify Obama as a leftist in the eyes of lower-income white voters, who often have supported Republicans against Democratic opponents they consider too liberal."

Oh please now. The problem is in making Hillary believe that Obama CAN be attacked in something of a polite manner, then keep Bill from all but calling him a stupid inexperienced wildass liberal nigger. Gentile references to Obo's far left mentality would be quite easy to assemble but getting that through the pitbull mind of the Clinton's is going to be a hard sell. The Clinton legacy is one of scorched earth, take no prisoners, then sue the shit out of anyone left standing.

Her advisers best chance of getting the job done is promising Bill he can bite his lower lip while sitting next to an inconsolably weeping Hillary, because, after all, they are nothing if not wannabe thespians anyway.

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