Clinton Risks Credibility Gap Over `Fudged' Claims, Stances (Bloomberg News)

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aN1m3Y9LByD4&refer=home

March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton, accused of exaggerating her experience and reversing policy positions, risks a widening credibility gap that may undermine her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

The New York senator, who this week admitted to misrepresenting the danger she confronted in Bosnia, also has come under fire for allegedly distorting her role in opposing free trade and the war in Iraq, and overstating her involvement in bringing peace to Northern Ireland and health insurance to children.

The debate over these and other statements is fueling distrust among voters, according to analysts and recent polls. A Pew Research survey released yesterday showed 30 percent of white Democrats -- a group Clinton needs in order to win the remaining primaries -- regard her as a ``phony,'' twice as many as those who perceive rival Barack Obama that way. In late February, just 7.8 percent of voters surveyed by Pew described her as ``untrustworthy.''

``She's either fudged her positions or been downright disingenuous,'' said Dan Gerstein, a Democratic strategist who isn't working for any candidate. ``Any one'' episode ``wouldn't hurt her, but the accumulated weight has turned Democratic voters against her.''

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1. Latest Gallup O-48(+1), C-44(-2),

The sniper lies are affecting the latest polls.

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2. Encouraged by the RW media of course

get rid of HIllary, make Obama bleed and unfit for the presidency, they win.......divide and conquer works every time

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3. HRC's buddies Murdoch and Scaife.

Cheeses.

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6. the same media that played Wright 24/7....

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11. and will continue to do so once he wins the nomination

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14. Yes. Of course.

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4. Now if the M$M would only do their job and start vetting Clinton

rather than spend 24/7 on a retired pastor. :eyes:

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5. They don't have to now

It's over for Clinton. They know it. Now they have all the good stuff they've been saving for Obama. The plan worked and we fell for it.

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7. It was over with me for Clinton when she started praising McCain over Obama.

Actually, it was over for me with her when she voted for that war.

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10. Of course, that was the plan

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12. Quite an all-engulfing conspiracy theory you've got going there.

Please do lay it all out for us beclouded fools.

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13. You don't think Rove is involved in all of this?

I am not going to waste time trying to explain all of this, just think back to yourself when Rove supposedly "quit" the White House. What do you think the slime bag was doing? Just ask yourself a few questions about how the slime machine works, connect a few dots and you will figure out some things.

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16. I don't think the keeper of "The Math" could organize a trip to the toilet.

The Clinton campaign is sinking under the weight of its own ineptitude and mendacity.

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8. you don't think they have ANY stuff lying around for Hillary?...

jesus, they've been saving up to blow up Hillary for the past 8 years...

she is the RW wetdream...

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9. You don't get it do you?

They have been going after Hillary for 20 years. They don't have anything new. It's done. Obama is a gift to them.

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15. Oh, please.

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17. I'm pretty sure they have stuff on her and Bill since 2000. Please

don't be that naive.