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ok, I'll give you this (none / 0) (#17)
by Maryb2004 on Mon Nov 12, 2007 at 01:04:05 PM EST
The Hillary story isn't being driven right now, and won't be driven for the next 6 weeks, by the reality of Hillary's stand or lack of stand on the issues.  It will be driven by the story that the media wants to tell.  And ultimately if there is a downturn in her trust factor from her perceived lack of stance on the issues, it won't be because she has less of a stand than the other candidates it will be because the media has decided to make her perceived lack of stand on the issues the story.  

BooMan wants to point to RFK.  Well, you can't discount the media story that went along with him.

He is, though, a good example of a politician that took a characteristic that had previously been portrayed as a character flaw (ruthless Bobby) and turned it into a positive for the media to sell (determined, strong, etc.).  

It remains to be seen if Hillary can do the same thing with her flaws.  

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