Clinton’s Lead Remains Unassailable
3 comments November 7th, 2007
Amid the barbs of several pundits that Hillary Clinton did so poorly in the last candidates’ debate that her poll numbers are sinking, USA Today just released its latest polling date, which shows Hillary Clinton maintaining a 28% lead over second-place Democrat Barack Obama. This is essentially unchanged from pre-debate polls.
In evaluating the issue of whether or not Hillary Clinton’s nomination by the Democratic Party as their presidential candidate is inevitable, it is a mistake to look at one snapshot in time, such as the media’s interpretation of a single debate. Far more important are the broad sweeps of campaign strategy and its execution. It appears to me that in Hillaryland everything is still on track, and their vast superiority in political muscle and connectivity within the Democratic Party remains unchallenged by Obama and Edwards.
Some media observers have pointed out that Clinton’s lead in Iowa is very narrow post-debate. Yet, for most of the summer, Hillary Clinton was in second or third place in the Iowa caucus polls. As mentioned in earlier posts, even if Hillary Clinton loses in Iowa, she will still go on to win the nomination. The issue for her in Iowa is to score a knockout blow against Obama in early January. For that reason, I expect to see Hillaryland mobilize its considerable muscle in Iowa by early December.
Why is Senator Clinton so eager to wrap up the nomination process early? By doing so, she can spend months building up her general campaign organization, while the Republicans are still engaged in internecine warfare over who will be their Party’s standard bearer in November 2008.
Sheldon Filger, Author
“Hillary Clinton Nude”
www.hillary-clinton-nude.com
