what do you do?

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? ;)

post from the past: a politicial.  

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