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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-05-08 08:10 AM
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Hillary under-estimated voters hunger for change?
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From the moment she brought Bill into her campaign, she thought voters would be in a rush to return to the "good ol' days" of the Clinton Administration. She believed that was her ace in the hole. Just bring out Bill.

However, after the Iowa election, it appears she has miscalculated. Voters do not want to return to the good ol' days. They want to move forward into the future. And the young people, at least in Iowa, are leading the charge. They voted over-whelmingly for Obama. They may have waited until the last second but it appears that the young folks have decided to step up to the plate and join the political discussion in this country. That is a good thing.

The voters are saying they do not like the Republicans. But they are also saying they do not wish to return to the Clinton years. Unless Hillary recognizes that fact, she will remain mired in the questions of the past. It is about the future. That is Obama's appeal.

No doubt, many of the old politicos in the Hillary camp are scratching their heads this morning, trying to figure out what went wrong in Iowa? Do they go negative on Obama? What can they do to turn the tide? They have to understand that it is about message. It is not about experience or accomplishments. Obama has neither in great abundance. He has message.
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