How Hillary Built Her Lead

[wyldwolf]

Carol Levesque, a retired New Hampshire social worker, used to think Hillary Rodham Clinton was not cut out for the White House. Levesque looked askance at Clinton's decision to run for the U.S. Senate. She was lukewarm about how Clinton conducted herself as first lady to an unfaithful husband.

Now, Levesque is an avid fan. After seeing Clinton three times, she was wowed by the New York Democrat's apparent brainpower. She was, to use her word, "underwhelmed" by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) when he made a presidential campaign stop in Peterborough, N.H., recently. And as the granddaughter of a pioneering supporter of women's suffrage, Levesque, 65, is thrilled with the prospect of electing a woman president.

Levesque's conversion offers a window into how Clinton has emerged as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination: One of the most demonized politicians in America has begun to win a second look from skeptics. And among women and seniors, such as Levesque, she has built big leads over her rivals.

That underscores one of Clinton's most important assets in the turbulent few months ahead of the balloting set for early January. She has built a political base -- reflected in polls -- of voters who dominate the Democratic nominating process: seniors, women and blue-collar voters.

That's a troublesome trend for Obama, who has drawn his support mainly from the young and the affluent. He had been considered the candidate most likely to slow the Clinton juggernaut. But her lead in national polls has widened. Nationally, Clinton leads Obama 38% to 22%, according to the latest Pollster.com aggregation of surveys. Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards is under 14%. The latest campaign reports showed that in the last three months, Clinton for the first time raised more money than Obama.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-dems8oct08,0,2762879.story?coll=la-home-center

[bluetrain]

1. She didn't build her lead; she was annointed, paid off for kowtowing to her

corporate cronies.

"thrilled with the prospect of electing a woman president"

Yeah, that about sums up the reason for half of her support; the other half is based entirely on nostalgia for her husband's reign.

[niceypoo]

3. She was chosen by the talking heads

Whenever there is a Democratic debate, she is all they talk about afterwards.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Hart, Tsongas, And Dean Agree - She's Unstoppable

The "resistance is futile" crowd is a hoot! :rofl:

"Al Gore makes Howard Dean awfully hard to beat in the race for the Democratic nomination. The primary season has not even begun and Howard Dean is beginning to look unstoppable. He powered to the front of the Democratic pack by railing against the Democratic establishment. Now a portion of that establishment is responding by rallying behind Dr Dean."
- The Economist, December 2003

[madrchsod]

4. hmmm..... this article reminds me of...

"Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours." --the "clinton" borg....

or

"Freedom is irrelevant. Self-determination is irrelevant. You must comply." -- the " clinton" Borg Collective,

[bluetrain]

5. Shut Up, Be Happy

"We interrupt this program with a special bulletin:
America is now under marshal law.
All constitutional rights have been suspended.
Stay in your homes.
Do not attempt to contact love ones, insurance agents or attorneys.
Shut up.
Do not attempt to think or depression may occur.
Stay in your homes.
Curfew is at 7 pm sharp after work.
Anyone caught outside of gates of their surveillance sectors after curfew will be shot.
Remain calm. Do not panic.
Your neighborhood watch officer will be by to collect urine examples in the morning.
Anyone caught interfering with the collection of urine examples will be shot.
Stay in your homes. Remain calm.
The number one enemy of progress is question.
National security is more important than individual will.
All sports broadcasts will proceed as normal.
No more than two people may gather anywhere without permission.
Use only the drugs prescribed by your boss or supervisor.
Shut up, be happy.
Obey all orders without question.
The comfort you've demanded is now mandatory.
Be happy.
At last everything is done for you."

- Jello Biafra and Ice T

[cali]

6. LOL! Hysterical that they don't even know how to spell

MARTIAL.

Not to mention, that martial law would be almost impossible to impose in this country.