Alegre's Corner We're not finished folks - not by a long shot!
In the end, Hillary only had the voters
PJ says:
Obama's popular vote loss/delegate "win," were not the result of a few moments that tipped one way or the other, but of a months-long institutional push. In the end, Hillary only had the voters.
Dou says:
Still, it's important to state for the record, contra Game Change (or at least Politico's interpretation of the book), that if anything, Hillary's campaign let her down, not the reverse. Nor was it just one person's fault. Her entire senior team bears responsibility. I take responsibility for the role I played. It's easy to demean her when you're an anonymous source for a book (and an easy way to absolve oneself of guilt), but let's get real: far too often, she carried the campaign through sheer force of will and through an endless wellspring of personal fortitude.
Yet another allegation from the book that just doesn't ring true is that Hillary would have quit earlier, but she was worried about what her husband would think of her. Give me a break! Anyone who watched the campaign, whether they were for or against her, was awed by how "unbending" she was as Tucker Carlson said. You could just see it was IN her. She got stronger with time. This was not an outside force (she was worried of what her husband would think) it was an inner-directed stamina.
Oddly, the only one in the book saying something flattering about Hillary is Obama, according to Politico. Something about this book really smells.
"Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. When you stumble, keep faith. When you?re knocked down, get right back up. And NEVER listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on."
Hillary Clinton - June 7, 2008
Dou says:
Yet another allegation from the book that just doesn't ring true is that Hillary would have quit earlier, but she was worried about what her husband would think of her. Give me a break! Anyone who watched the campaign, whether they were for or against her, was awed by how "unbending" she was as Tucker Carlson said. You could just see it was IN her. She got stronger with time. This was not an outside force (she was worried of what her husband would think) it was an inner-directed stamina.
Oddly, the only one in the book saying something flattering about Hillary is Obama, according to Politico. Something about this book really smells.