NY Times on Hillary and the Blogs
Posted on Tue May 20, 2008 at 03:24:26 PM EST
Tags: Hillary Clinton, 2008 (all tags)
The New York Times has an article on Hillary's outreach to blogs concentrating on her theory that it's the map not the math.
The “map/math” phrase quickly found its way to various blogs, including Talkleft and Riverdaughter. Some, like Jerome Armstrong on MyDD examined the “map/math” argument in detail.
Mrs. Clinton started her campaign as the candidate of the establishment. It may be a measure of how far she has come -- or fallen, in the eyes of her critics -- that she is now using the megaphone of insurgents.
Insurgents? I'm flattered, but I hardly think advocating for a mainstream candidate of one of the country's two major political parties qualifies as "insurgency."
On a lighter note, when checking the archives to see when I started focusing on Hillary as a presidential candidate, I found this post from October, 2006 speculating on a Hillary-Obama ticket. Seems I thought of Obama as the insurgent back then. More...
One of the questions I have with a Hillary Clinton candidacy is which male contender would agree to run with her in the VP slot? For John Edwards, John Kerry, and most of the other names we know, they might perceive it as a step down to accept the VP slot after campaigning so hard for the Presidential nomination. But for Obama, who has limited experience in the national forum, it would be a step up. He'd probably jump at the chance.
So maybe that's where all this "Obama may run for President in '08" talk is coming from. I still don't see who anointed him and why, but the media is biting and he's bound to become a household word before too long.
Here's another from July, 2006 on Hillary, 2008 and the women's votes and netroots support.
Like many in the netroots, I haven't been thrilled by the prospect of Hillary as the Democratic candidate, mostly because of her position on issues I care about. Example: She's pro-death penalty and has been a vocal supporter of the War in Iraq. But, that's what I see when I view Democratic contenders through an issue-based lens, and I'm trying my hardest to overcome that.
When I view her through a values-based lens, and think about how Democrats can take back the White House so we can restore some balance to our Supreme Court and federal judiciary and better the economic conditions of our poor and middle class, she's much more acceptable.
I think Carville and Simon are right that women voters can put her over the top. If we are going to have a woman presidential candidate, there is no one with more experience, smarts, savvy and fortitude than Hillary Clinton.
What a long campaign this has been.
A final note: It's been a privilege and an honor to support Hillary Clinton in her presidential bid. I only came to the decision to do so after John Edwards dropped out of the race. Before that, I was split between them.
As the race progressed between Hillary and Obama, I became 100% convinced that Hillary is the best candidate for the job and is better able to beat John McCain in November. I remain convinced of that today.
If she's not the nominee -- and the race isn't over yet so it's too soon to say -- just as she will campaign for Obama as the Democratic candidate, I will vote for him. In the end, this is about getting a Democrat back in the White House.
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