It looked like a free ride for quite a while, but after taking beating after beating in primary after primary, Hillary Clinton quickly became the underdog. This is not a position she's used to.
I must say, however, that despite the fact that I prefer Obama, and that by continuing to attack Obama, she's doing McCain's work for him, we all knew that she would fight until the bloody end, and that's impressive. She's stubborn, but stubbornness is a very endearing quality.
The reason I don't prefer Hillary Clinton over Obama is because, unlike her fans, I realize that Hillary is not Bill. No matter what the Republicans would try to pin Bill Clinton, nothing could make the bulk of American citizens hate him. He was just too cool. In that respect, Obama is more like Bill Clinton than Hillary is. If Bill could run again, he would win in a landslide.
Why is coolness important? It's not, in and of itself. I really don't think Hillary or Bill or Obama really have that many differences between them. I just think that they will fuck things up far less than McCain or any other Republican. But The Republicans know how to piss, moan, scream, shriek and otherwise bore their way into people's collective crania until their bullshit reaches enough people to put a road block in front of any good anybody who tries to do something they don't like. That's how they keep winning. In order to stop that, you need someone made of teflon. Or adamantium coated with teflon.
When the Pugs throw shit at Hillary, it sticks. That doesn't happen with Obama. That's why she won't win, and why, even if she did win, that she would not be a very successful president.
But maybe she still has something up her sleeve.
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