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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Don't count on the superdelegates lining up behind Hillary
Ron Fournier writes about "the chickens coming home to roost" for Hillary. All along there has been this assumption that Hillary would have more pull among the superdelegates because of Clinton-machine connections. But there are a lot of Democrats out there who are not all that fond of the Clintons and just supported them because they stuck it to the Republicans. And such Democrats might be quite happy to shrug off the Clintons' control of the party and support the new Golden Boy.
Who are these Democrats suffering from Clinton fatigue?Some are labor leaders still angry that Bill Clinton championed the North American Free Trade Agreement as part of his centrist agenda.And the couple might now reap what they have sown.
Some are social activists who lobbied unsuccessfully to get him to veto welfare reform legislation, a talking point for his 1996 re-election campaign.
Some served in Congress when the Clintons dismissed their advice on health care reform in 1993. Some called her a bully at the time.
Some are DNC members who saw the party committee weakened under the Clintons and watched President Bush use the White House to build up the Republican National Committee.
Some are senators who had to defend Clinton for lying to the country about his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Some are allies of former Vice President Al Gore who still believe the Lewinsky scandal cost him the presidency in 2000.
Some are House members (or former House members) who still blame Clinton for Republicans seizing control of the House in 1994.
Some are donors who paid for the Clintons' campaigns and his presidential library.
Some are folks who owe the Clintons a favor but still feel betrayed or taken for granted. Could that be why Bill Richardson, a former U.N. secretary and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, refused to endorse her even after an angry call from the former president? "What," Bill Clinton reportedly asked Richardson, "isn't two Cabinet posts enough?"
And some just want something new. They appreciate the fact that Clinton was a successful president and his wife was an able partner, but they never loved the couple as much as they feared them.Labels: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton
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Ron Fournier writes about "the chickens coming home to roost" for Hillary. All along there has been this assumption that Hillary would have more pull among the superdelegates because of Clinton-machine connections. But there are a lot of Democrats out there who are not all that fond of the Clintons and just supported them because they stuck it to the Republicans. And such Democrats might be quite happy to shrug off the Clintons' control of the party and support the new Golden Boy.
Who are these Democrats suffering from Clinton fatigue?
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Ron Fournier writes about "the chickens coming home to roost" for Hillary. All along there has been this assumption that Hillary would have more pull among the superdelegates because of Clinton-machine connections. But there are a lot of Democrats out there who are not all that fond of the Clintons and just supported them because they stuck it to the Republicans. And such Democrats might be quite happy to shrug off the Clintons' control of the party and support the new Golden Boy.
Who are these Democrats suffering from Clinton fatigue?
Some are labor leaders still angry that Bill Clinton championed the North American Free Trade Agreement as part of his centrist agenda.And the couple might now reap what they have sown.
Some are social activists who lobbied unsuccessfully to get him to veto welfare reform legislation, a talking point for his 1996 re-election campaign.
Some served in Congress when the Clintons dismissed their advice on health care reform in 1993. Some called her a bully at the time.
Some are DNC members who saw the party committee weakened under the Clintons and watched President Bush use the White House to build up the Republican National Committee.
Some are senators who had to defend Clinton for lying to the country about his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Some are allies of former Vice President Al Gore who still believe the Lewinsky scandal cost him the presidency in 2000.
Some are House members (or former House members) who still blame Clinton for Republicans seizing control of the House in 1994.
Some are donors who paid for the Clintons' campaigns and his presidential library.
Some are folks who owe the Clintons a favor but still feel betrayed or taken for granted. Could that be why Bill Richardson, a former U.N. secretary and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, refused to endorse her even after an angry call from the former president? "What," Bill Clinton reportedly asked Richardson, "isn't two Cabinet posts enough?"
And some just want something new. They appreciate the fact that Clinton was a successful president and his wife was an able partner, but they never loved the couple as much as they feared them.
Labels: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton
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