Clinton Camp Pre-Spinning Possible BAD NEWS IN IOWA: Third-Place Finish Would Not Be Disappointing

ABC News ^ | 01.02.08 | RICK KLEIN

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As the presidential candidates engage in furious pre-caucus spin, one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's most prominent Iowa supporters said Wednesday that she's already accomplished what she needs to in Iowa, and can declare success even if she finishes in third place.

Asked if the order of finish matters, Former governor Tom Vilsack, D-Iowa, deflected the question.

"She absolutely had to be competitive and she's accomplished that," he said. "Obviously everybody's interested in winning, and I think we're going to do well. It's tight. There's no question about that."

In May, Vilsack was quoted in the Washington Post, saying, "There's no question she's playing in Iowa and playing to win,' Tom Vilsack, who dropped out of the presidential race earlier this year and endorsed Clinton."

Vilsack's comments reflect the widespread uncertainty -- and the panicked dash to manage expectations.......

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I think Chelsea is very .......pretty

[tx_eggman]

I think Chelsea is very .......pretty

Maybe, but can she take a lump of sugar or a carrot out of my hand

[muawiyah]

She is misshapen ~ at the same time her mother is probably going to pull fewer votes in the Democrat caucus than Ron Paul in the Republican caucus.

Still, cudoes to Chelsea's team of plastic surgeons. If she can continue to stand the discomfort and pain as her jaws are reworked, maybe she can eventually become a public person.

[theDentist]

Apparently you can put lipstick on a pig.

[maggief]

[gunservative]

[Recon Dad]

A true example of how effective “Photoshop” really is. I would say it is nearly miraculous!

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I will always give any person (especially a pretty woman) an assumption of being a nice and genuine individual, until she shows me otherwise......even if she has Hillary and Bill as parents. I am sure it was a difficult position to be in.

[Nonstatist]

Thats a purty mouth...

[AU72]

I do see a resemblance to Wes Hubbell.

[evad]

Proof positive..the mouth is the give-away.

[gate2wire]

She is her mother’s daughter. After 9-11, the first thing she thought of was “how are we going to take care of all the victims after Bush’s tax cuts.”

[gate2wire]

She is her mother’s daughter. After 9-11, the first thing she thought of was “how are we going to take care of all the victims after Bush’s tax cuts.”

[Red_Devil 232]

Wes was pay back for Bill’s indiscretions.

[TornadoAlley3]

The rapist is on PSNBC saying I I I as he campaigns for Hillary.

[petercooper]

And remember she was jogging down by the WTC, before she wasn’t.

[reagan_fanatic]

Third-Place Finish Would Not Be Disappointing

Go for broke, Hillary - shoot for last!

[massgopguy]

Hillary? Third Place? Oh, that’s going to be a 24 ashtray tirade.

[BerryDingle]

Third place finish would not be disappointing

We're happy we lost--sounds of screaming, shreiking, lamps and dishes shattering, flying monkeys screeching........

[Chameleon]

I met Chelsea and Bill once while he was pres. It was at a bar in Jackson Hole, and I was in a small upstairs part of the bar, and Clinton, a bunch of WhiteHouse staffers and Chelsea came and ate right right next to me.

The White House staffers were all 20-somethings, Chelsea was still a teenager, I think. It was in Summer ‘95 - right after Jerry Garcia had died.

Anyhow, everyone at the table were basically jerks except Chelsea.

It was a small crowded space, and the only one there who had the courtesy to say “excuse me” to my date as she pushed her way into the table was Chelsea. The rest of the White House staffers just seemed like rude jerks thinking they were big shots.

I had a conversation with her when she left.

She was very kind and courteous.

She was like the one sweet girl in a room of arrogant young people.

I think she’s probably a very nice person, and I also liked when she stood up for the US against a lot of US-bashing at school in England.