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She gives a different speech depending (none / 0) (#5)
by Geekesque on Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 09:07:08 AM EST
on the audience.  If she's in front of a labor union, she'll talk about how she'll do 'what it takes.'

If she's being interviewed by the Gang of 500, she goes into Very Serious Person mode.

This post at MYDD inadvertently makes my point (though it is meant as praise):

Hillary wins praise for hawkishness.

I really don't care what politicians SAY about Iraq.  Harry Reid can get up and talk about how Democrats will never, never, never, never go down without a fight on Iraq.  So what?  In the end, Bush will play the "Dems hate the troops card" and the Senate will fold like a napkin.

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A good political campaign (5.00 / 2) (#8)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 09:28:58 AM EST
would exploit that.

Obama?

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Hard to exploit that. (none / 0) (#11)
by Geekesque on Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 09:43:56 AM EST
The perception of Hillary--even inside the Democratic party--is that she's too liberal.  She's positioned herself very well--there's no room to the right of her and she just laughs off attacks from the left.

Obama (and Edwards) should push her for specificity and force her to choose between pleasing the Very Serious People and the base.  

Obama is taking action on Blackwater, so we'll see how that goes.

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Come now (5.00 / 1) (#14)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 09:49:01 AM EST
Flip flopping and talking out of both sides of your mouth can ALWAYS be exploited.

It's a no brainer frankly.

Axelrod sucks.

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The problem is that Democrats HATE it (none / 0) (#18)
by Geekesque on Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 10:33:21 AM EST
when anyone says negative things about Hillary.  They associate it with the VRWC.

Personally, someone should send her a pair of tap-dancing shoes.

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Oh come now (none / 0) (#20)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 10:37:35 AM EST
On Iraq? Disagree.

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Going negative is very, very , very tricky. (none / 0) (#22)
by Geekesque on Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 11:34:02 AM EST
Once a candidate goes negative, that candidate's own negatives increase.

Obama is at a point where he's not within striking distance of negative advertising, but he's not so low that he's in "nothing to lose" land, like Edwards is.

He should pressure her by taking bold stands himself and making it clear where he stands.  Specificity is his friend.  Then he can go after her fence-straddling.

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