A certain style, 'messiness' follow Clinton

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Analysts suggest flaws in campaign may be repeated if she captures the White House

By DAVID LIGHTMAN
McClatchy-Tribune

WASHINGTON — Despite Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's big win in Pennsylvania last week, the story of her campaign is often one of mismanagement and missed opportunities, and it raises questions about how she'd organize and run the White House.

"There's a certain style to the campaign, and it shows what we might expect in a Clinton presidency: a lot of viewpoints and a messiness," said James McCann, a political science professor at Purdue University in Indiana.

Whether that's a good or bad trait is in the eye of the analyst. McCann called it "policymaking through trial and error," similar to how Bill Clinton ran his administration, which to many was a big success.

But her campaign tumbled from riches to rags to rebounds. It wasn't supposed to be that way.

A few months ago, Clinton was the front-runner, with a 30-point lead in national polls, $118 million raised in 2007 and the backing of most Democratic power brokers.

Today she trails Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in convention delegates, campaign cash and the popular vote.

How'd that happen?

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5732117.html

[Skidmore]

1. We have been test driving management styles throughout this primary.

I don't think the nation could take anymore punishment, and I think that a Hillary administration would not be an effective vehicle for change. We need someone who in charge who can walk and chew gum at the same time, not a person who spends so much time putting out brushfires and explaining the last falsehood. Bottom line is that she is a poor manager financially and shows poor judgement in choice of personnel.

[alphafemale]

2. If Bill wags that bony finger at me one more time...

They were always this way...weren't they?

I just didn't see it.

[90-percent]

3. Clinton's

Republicans go after the Clinton's instinctively, like a shark smelling blood in the water.

I don't want four or eight years of partisan fighting and 80 million dollar congressional fishing/entrapment expeditions.

We have to turn this country around and go after the common good. We need what is best for the most people. And we don't need lower and middle class taxes paying for more tax breaks and wars for the MICC* and the rich!


-90% Jimmy


* military industrial congressional complex

[TragedyandHope]

4. Gosh, this idea is just now starting to occur to the media?

[PDittie]

5. Read the comments at the end of the article

Most of them are remarkably cogent and thoughtful (for Houston Chronicle readers).

[EFerrari]

6. I like the Houston Chronicle. It beats our what our local fish wrap has become. n/t

[Avalux]

7. It would be 4 years of major drama - she would get nothing accomplished.

And that would only be if she beats McCain in the primary after having the "messiness" of the Clintons's personal life dragged out in the GE. The GOP is salivating at the thought of being able to attack again.