Posted on 08/19/2007 9:39:17 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Clinton says negatives won't keep her from winning
By Kay Henderson 29 minutes ago
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton acknowledged on Sunday that many voters do not like her, but she blamed it on years of Republican attacks and insisted she has a record of winning despite her negatives.
Clinton's remarks came as the eight candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination debated in the critical early voting state of Iowa and just days after President George W. Bush's political adviser Karl Rove saying the former first lady was flawed for having high negative ratings.
Clinton and top rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, came under fire early in the debate at Drake University when other candidates were invited to comment on their perceived weaknesses -- Clinton's high negative ratings in the polls and Obama's inexperience in foreign policy.
"I don't think Karl Rove's going to endorse me. That becomes more and more obvious," Clinton told the audience at the debate, which was aired by ABC News' "This Week" program. "But I find it interesting he's so obsessed with me. And I think the reason is because we know how to win."
She tackled the issue of her high negative ratings head-on, saying, "The idea that you're going to escape the Republican attack machine and not have high negatives by the time they're through with you, I think, is just missing what's been going on in American politics for the last 20 years."
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She’s playing her victim role to a tee!
Clinton is the typical leftwing kook. It is never that people hate them and their policies for legitimate reasons, it is always some kooky conspiriacy.
Ah yes, the Republican Attack Machine (RAM), the paramilitary branch of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.
Translation: I'm going to cheat!
And Rove should really be asking himself why he thought the 06 race was going to be a Republican win. Assess the mistakes and correct them, please.
It'll be a tough 8 years.
Don’t be to hasty now Mrs. Clinton, you haven’t been elected as President yet and in my book never.
A perfect example of how Hillary doesn’t care what the people say.
***...and insisted she has a record of winning despite her negatives.***
Winning what? H.D. Clinton carpetbagged her way into the senate by running in just about the only state she could get away with it. She has no record of “winning” a damn thing. Does truth EVER come out of her mouth?
Clinton’s remarks came as the eight candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination debated in the critical early voting state of Iowa and just days after President George W. Bush’s political adviser Karl Rove saying the former first lady was flawed for having high negative ratings.
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This writer needs to go back to grammar class. And that’s just for starters. Journalism schools must be operating with no standards whatsoever.
Clinton’s remarks came as the eight candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination debated in the critical early voting state of Iowa and just days after President George W. Bush’s political adviser Karl Rove saying the former first lady was flawed for having high negative ratings.
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This writer needs to go back to grammar class. And that’s just for starters. Journalism schools must be operating with no standards whatsoever.
Translation: I’m going to cheat!
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Unfortunately, that is the Rat MO. That’s how she got her Senate seat.
Oh, Hillary can win all right. Just as Bubba did in 1992. With a plurality if the GOP is dumb enough to drift too far leftwards again. Such as nominating the likes of Rudy.
Sorry for the double post.
She's holding out for Newt, whose personal life is closer to Bill Clinton's than Karl Rove is, so she would know what to expect.
Yes, if we RAM of the VRWC stick together, and stay on message, she doesn’t have the ghost of a chance!
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