Posted by
Steve on Friday, November 02, 2007 2:57:33 PM
Mrs. Bill Clinton is trying to have it both ways, as usual. She is playing the “girl” card after being mildly roughed up at the last debate. She is claiming that the big bad boys beat up on the poor defenseless little girl. They were so mean. Then she goes to an all-women’s college and claims to be as strong as the boys. She cannot have it both ways in Presidential politics. She is either the poor defenseless little girl and has no business in politics or she is as strong as the boys and can take the hits.
Playing the poor defenseless little girl may play with the left wing nut jobs in the Democrat Party, but it will not work in the general election. People do not want a defenseless little anything. They want a strong leader who will stand up to the bullies all over the world.
That Mrs. Bill Clinton is playing this card is a major tactical mistake. As a woman running for President, she cannot be seen as weak in any way. Women are perceived as weak in any case. To play the weak defenseless little girl is magnifying the problem she has as a woman. It will make it that much more difficult to sell the public on the fiction that she is as strong as the boys. My feeling is that this move is a mistake that will haunt her for some time to come.
The mistake will not hurt her much in the Democrat primaries. She is running against milquetoast. Her competition is so weak that they could not take advantage of Mrs. Bill Clinton self destructing right before their eyes. John Edwards made a lame attempt, then wimped out and blamed President Bush. Obama just feigned confusion over her position. That made for a good laugh, but it did not take advantage of the fact that Mrs. Bill Clinton was self destructing. He could have helped her along and made it a completely destructive moment. Instead, he wimped out and let her make a half-hearted recovery. I think it is because these guys are afraid of the Clinton war machinery that destroys Clinton opponents.
Her problem came from the fact that she always tries to be on both sides of all the issues. When she was called on it in the debate, she had no fallback position. She was used to being able to say anything and not be challenged. When even mildly challenged, she fell apart. That sign bodes well for the general election. Mrs. Bill Clinton is not ready for prime time. If a mild question like the driver’s licenses for illegal aliens tripped her up, what will happen if she gets a real tough question? That is why I love the “Ask Mitt Anything” campaign meetings. Mitt Romney is preparing himself for off the wall tough questions. Mrs. Bill Clinton is getting scripted questions where she is able to memorize the answer beforehand.
Some time in the future, Mrs. Bill Clinton will have to stake out positions on the issues. Right now, she is trying to appeal to everybody on all the issues. To do that, she is saying one thing in New Hampshire and another in Iowa and another in South Carolina. With today’s media, that will not fly. It flew for her husband 26 years ago, but the internet was not as active as it is today. You Tube was not on the internet to highlight every statement or goof. Also, he was a lot better at coming down on both sides of an issue. He sounded like he really cared. She sounds like she is trying to fool you by giving both arguments. People do not like to be fooled, especially by someone so disliked as Mrs. Bill Clinton.
I hope the Democrat Party nominates Mrs. Bill Clinton to be their standard bearer. She cannot get over 48% on an opinion poll against any Republican, even Ron Paul. That is good news, because it means she will end up with 48%. If no person runs a 3rd party campaign on the right, the Republican should win against a Mrs. Bill Clinton headed Democrat Party.