2000 All Over Again
Watching the Clinton camp down the stretch creates an uncanny echo of 2000, where Hilary is playing the role of Bush/Baker, and Obama is nervously trying to not be Gore. The lessons Bill and Hilary take from that sordid affair are absolutely clear . . .
- Fight to to last minute, the last ballot, the last hanging chad.
- Keep fighting even after that.
- Work every possible angle and don’t worry about whom you piss off or how much collateral damage you create because most people will forget and those that don’t can be either punished or bought off in the future.
- If you still can’t win, you can always retread as an elder statesman and play again another day.
It sounds cynical but I think it’s still an accurate assessment of the decision making process over in the Clinton camp based on what they’re doing in front of and behind the scenes.
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Tags: Hilary, Bill, Clinton, Obama, Delegates, President, Democrats, Decision Making
