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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Can Republicans control their hatred for Hillary?"
Can Republicans control their hatred for Hillary?By Paul Waldman at the Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/05/13/can-republicans-control-their-hatred-for-hillary/
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Heres one way to understand Roves comments: They might be a way of testing how allegations about Clintons health or about anything else play out in the press. Will the news media pick them up and run with them? How far can Republicans go in making unsubstantiated charges? What kind of blowback will there be, and would it outweigh the benefits to Republicans of making Clinton answer uncomfortable questions? After all, while Rove may not be quite the political genius many believe, he doesnt make statements like that without a reason.
Clintons age, and its implications for her health, will certainly be a topic of discussion as we move toward 2016. Shell be 69 when the next presidential inauguration occurs. Ronald Reagan was 69 when he took office, and there is at least some evidence to suggest that during his time in the White House he showed early signs of Alzheimers. Bob Dole would have been 73 upon becoming president; John McCain would have been 72. Making any kind of conclusion about a candidates future health is always difficult, since every individual is different and theres no way for any of us to know what our health will be like a few years from now.
But it isnt as though Republicans have any lack of things theyd like to use to attack Hillary Clinton. And as the smart ones among them understand, theres a fine line between keeping Clinton under constant pressure and letting their venomous loathing of her get out of control and redound to her advantage.
Its almost inevitable that at some point during any campaign involving Clinton, the Republican crazy train will run off its rails. The hatred she inspires among the GOP base, and their willingness to believe almost anything about her, simply cannot be overestimated. Were going to see multiple occasions when conservative media figures or Republican politicians say things about Clinton that are so vicious or so unhinged (or both) that they grab the medias attention, generate sympathy for her, and undermine the Republican candidates cause. Some of those over-the-top attacks will be sexist, others will traffic in conspiracy theories, but they will definitely happen. The hearings of the select committee on Benghazi, and the response they get in conservative circles, will offer an early taste.
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"Can Republicans control their hatred for Hillary?" (Original Post)
applegrove
May 2014
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Fortunately Hillary Clinton is a well known commodity and people have related to her
applegrove
May 2014
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spanone
(135,823 posts)1. after the swiftboating of John Kerry, nothing surprises me
applegrove
(118,622 posts)2. Fortunately Hillary Clinton is a well known commodity and people have related to her
in all sorts of ways over the years. It will be hard to make bullshit stick. Americans have a history with her.
spanone
(135,823 posts)3. they are already trying ....
HeiressofBickworth
(2,682 posts)4. Oh, my goodness,
they hate so many ideas and people, it must be a daily struggle for them. Personally, I hope they all have major headaches trying to keep up with the list of things and people to hate.