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January 13, 2008

clinton voodoo

Filed under: pop culture, blurbage, political animal — Diane @ January 13, 2008

i read an article in the independent before the new hampshire primary, which talked about bill ‘the comeback kid’ clinton, and how he went from second place in iowa to first place in new hampshire back in 1992. i vaguely remember hearing about that before (and it sounds familar from primary colors - i recommend the book and the film, btw):

while hillary sat outside in the car, bill was in a macdonald’s the night before the vote, meeting people and pledging to be a brilliant leader. the next day he won, and the rest is history.

BUT, argued the independent article, hillary couldn’t do that. not only is she less charismatic than bill (there’s a reason she was in the car) but she was in third place after iowa. new hampshire would more than likely seal her defeat.

oh, really?

the clintons clearly have some kind of new hampshire mojo that can not be fought.

it doesn’t mean hillary will be elected president, or even get the ‘nom’, but it’s spooky all the same.

update: i didn’t know how to phrase what i thought about hillary’s tears, then someone else did it for me (and ps: the latest news suggestion* is the questioner was a ‘plant’…)

*okay, carol? ;)

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3 Comments »

  1. I’ve found myself REALLY looking forward to February 5th… it’ll probably be that more than anything that decides it. Looks like another election night in front of BBC News24 and not daring to go to the toilet in case I miss something!

    Happy days…

    As for the tears thing… meh. I guess it worked, whatever her motivation. I’ve read people saying she’s just “passionate” but I think she was more “spinning the crap out of it”. But that’s just me. :)

    Comment by Toni — January 13, 2008 @ January 13, 2008

  2. I saw the questioner being interviewed a couple of days later. She didn’t come across as a plant. As a matter of fact, she voted for Obama.

    Comment by Carol — January 15, 2008 @ January 15, 2008

  3. But she’d previously campaigned for Bill.

    Plus Hillary’s answer (and tears) seemed pre-prepared and incredibly calculated (like everything she does) so at the least it was a bit dubious. And it wouldn’t be the first time, let’s face it. x

    Comment by Diane — January 15, 2008 @ January 15, 2008

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