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Monday, January 07, 2008
A Few More Thoughts Before New Hampshire
1) If Hillary does flame out quickly, and Obama runs away with it, I'm wondering if people will question her decision to pass on challenging Bush in 2004. Clearly she felt that an open election with no incumbent would be an easier race for her, as no one could have foreseen the Obama tornado, and certainly running for reelection in New York and serving out her first term as a Senator all had benefits for her, but I think she certainly would have gotten the nomination in 2004 and would have been at least as strong as Kerry (and Kerry nearly won), and, with the nation closer to Bill Clinton's presidency, perhaps that token would have had more power.
2) Hillary has been focusing on the history of making change vs. just talking about change, I couldn't help but think about this classic SNL fake commercial from the late 80s. In any event, Obama has not been focusing on his record, instead trying to emphasize his vision for America. But I was impressed by his record in the Illinois state legislature, as this Washington Post op-ed piece describes. Being able to turn widespread opposition into a 35-0 vote in the Illinois state Senate on an issue like videotaping interrogations and confessions is pretty impressive.
3) Finally, if we still can't decide after New Hampshire, maybe this candidate will get a look too.
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