Will Hillary Clinton's NH Moment INCREASE or DECREASE her support?

[FlyingSquirrel]

Poll question: Will Hillary Clinton's NH Moment INCREASE or DECREASE her support?

I, like many here, am personally disgusted with the media reaction and that of many on this forum. I wish Edwards had refrained from making his "strength & resolve" comment (even though he did not specifically direct an attack on her); but I am happy that he only did it once and then later refused to make any additional comments on the subject. My wife, who just last night was not a big HRC fan, is pretty ticked too.

However, being unhappy with the way a candidate is treated does not necessarily translate into support for that candidate.

I saw a poll about this earlier today but it only asked whether this would have an effect or not - so I'm wondering what people think the effect might be. Not just regarding the NH race, since things which happen a day in advance of voting are not likely to make a large impact, but on the race in general through Super Tuesday and possibly beyond.

Will it increase her overall level of support, decrease it or have no real effect?

[KennedyGuy]

1. I wish you had an option for "it should be irrelevant"

[FlyingSquirrel]

2. It should be irrelevant. But probably won't be, so that's why I asked.

[MADem]

4. Well, that would fall into "will have little effect" I'd say, if that is how you feel. NT

[Joe the Revelator]

3. It was a one trick last ditch play that she trotted out too early.

It helped her get camera time today and moved the narrative away from Obama and back to her.Its not enough for a ten point bump though. So after she loses tomorrow, the narrative goes back to Obama and this entire thing is forgotten. Plus she can't turn the waterworks back on before,lets say Nevada, without looking very transparent.

It was her only hope, but its not going to be enough.

[FlyingSquirrel]

5. Well that puts you into the category of people who I'm disgusted with..

I know real and I know fake when I see it, and I'm really glad so many others here agree that things have gone too far.

[Joe the Revelator]

6. Look at your own poll. Why is it such a stretch to believe this was an act?...

Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton are known to do whatever it takes to win. You have a wannabe, but smart, adviser on DU say that he thought she should do this VERY thing. Are you trying to tell me that some dude on DU can think of something that the Clinton machine cannot? You don't think this has worked out in her favor throughout the day? You don't see her milking this every chance she can, from Fox News to Diane Sawyer? What part of this entire exchange makes you think that his was genuine?

[ccpup]

11. it's true, isn't it?

I'm not usually a vengeful person, but there are some DUers I'm looking forward to watching spin when Obama runs into that inevitable Big Brick Wall we call "The Media Needs a New Story" and Obama's Fair Game, suddenly losing his vaunted momentum (my guess is late January/early February).

I trust the premature Victory Lap-mood of some BamaBots will turn into a confused meander when their guy suddenly has to deal with the Press using adjectives about him and his campaign like "desperate", "floundering", "imploding" and "reeling". And they will, you know.

That's one of the things in this race that truly IS inevitable.

[napi21]

7. As I said before, it showed her as being a human being with real

feelings for the US and the isaster ShrubCo has caused!

[FlyingSquirrel]

8. Well ok I voted..

I think that for every person who views this as a negative, another will probably view it positively; and that a lot of people who are already leaning toward a particular candidate won't be much affected overall so I chose the third option. But if I were to choose a different option I'd be leaning toward "increase".

[mckeown1128]

9. I don't think the tears were fake but I do have a problem

with the fact that she started making vague attacks and talking points during the latter half of the cry.

[la la]

12. I've seen it

TOO many times and I have yet to see her 'crying'. Not crying as I know it--teary eyed and emotional---but all out 'crying' - nope

AND I'm really beginning to get pissed about all the dissing going on against Hillary. Give me a f'en break---not only do the repigs diss her, but her 'own people' - AND the media. damn

:nuke:

[napi21]

13. I think it was a rare moment when she lapsed into what she really

feels, but she realized that, and really believes she cannot act like that in public. I can relate to that! I entered the business world in 1961. Life wasn't very friendly to women in business then to say the least! I firmly believed that the WORST THING a woman could possibly do was to cry! I never did! There were many times when I litterally bit my toung till it bled to make sure I wasn't seen as "just a weak broad" who cries when things go wrong. I managed to gain success through the 60's by being one of the boys. My last job before I retired was Director of Finance for a mid size corporation, but I know it wouldn't ever have happened if I had ever been seen as weak. Hillary isn't that much younger than I am, and I'm positive she believed she had to erase that weak personal moment and get back to being the strong tough woman candidate.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

10. will increase........by about three people. nt

nt

[whatdoyouthink]

15. Well she got us Talking about it.

Her Crying - so it will help her - with the crying Voters?

We have not seen her last tricks! like the Plant's in her Audience (Iron there shirt? WTF) does she think were Dumb or what

[rucky]

14. Yes.

It will both increase and decrease her level of support. Can't say "no effect" - just no sum effect.