Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing
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What a mess for the Clinton campaign. Iowa was a total disaster for Hillary and she didn’t need to expose herself in that way.
A friend of mine over at If This Be Treason laid it out like this: Hillary had nothing to gain but everything to lose in Iowa. If she didn’t campaign there and Obama or Edwards won, it could be said that it wasn’t a real win since Hillary didn’t participate. If she participated and won, it could be said she was the presumptive front-runner and it was no big deal. But if she lost, questions would arise and power would be handed to the winner. If she lost BIG TIME, the exclamation points would add up – the questions would be more painful.
And she lost BIG TIME in Iowa. Obama has the momentum, and Edwards also, going into the New Hampshire primary. Hillary does not. You do not receive upward momentum by being a political loser.
No, not according to Bill
This Campaign Is Playing Out Exactly as I thought It Would
So why did she lose in Iowa?
I recommend to Bill this well-balanced analysis by Michael Schiffer, an Iowa caucus participant, also a contributor at The Washington Note.
Read the whole thing:
did Clinton say Thank you?
Bill has lost touch. The people are no longer interested in a Republican Lite administration, not after eight years of Cheney-Bush. What seems worse about the Clintons’ approach is that it is going well beyond anything Bill would compromise on via triangulation.
There will be Democratic Congress waiting this time around. Why can’t he see that?
Good points. Today will tell the tell if that “Bill Strategy” really did work. Dixville Notch results not withstanding…
Dixville Notch happpens to be in my backyard, as rural talk goes. As Dixille goes, so goes the State.
The call for Extra Ballots
Massive turnout with Towns Running Out of Ballots
Anything like this ever happened before?
just front-paged this.
That is why YOU are the man!
Thanks for letting me post my crazy cartoons here. You are a very patient person.