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Dick Morris: Only Condi can stop Hillary in '08

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Posted by .com 2005-10-11 07:32|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hilldabeast the lying kankle monster has way to many skeletons in the ~~park~~ closet to make it out of the primaries.
If Gore runs as well in 2008, those 2 lefty lunatics know each others secrets, the Dem primaries could be the best TV we've had in a long time.

Posted by JerseyMike 2005-10-11 08:55|| 2005-10-11 08:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Then again, Dick Morris doesn't have a great track record when it comes to predictions. Really, all Hillary has to do to win the Democratic primary and the general election is not say anything bitchy, pretend she's hawkish about the war on terror, and make sure only Democrats see or hear Bill. The MSM will do the rest. So prepare yourself for at least 4 years of divided government after 2008.

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2005-10-11 09:55|| 2005-10-11 09:55|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't see where Dick Morris explains away the electoral college math that is making presidential races increasingly difficult for Democratic candidates.

Any Dem running for prez, including Hillary, automatically finds himself (that too includes Hillary) in a 220-120 vote hole. A lot easier to cobble togther another 53 votes than 153.

Posted by Dreadnought 2005-10-11 10:47|| 2005-10-11 10:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, we don't know what socio-economic factors will be in play in '08, so no one can really predict what will happen then.

Unfortunately, I can envision the Hilldebeast running a successful "back to normalcy" campaign
that will resonate after all the crises we've gone thru in this decade.

And yes, I know that these crises are the legacy of Clintonian fecklessness.The question is, how much of the electorate will grasp that fact as well?

Posted by dushan 2005-10-11 10:55|| 2005-10-11 10:55|| Front Page Top

#5 I can imagine a Hildebeast primary season being the greatest sleaze-fest in the history of the American Media. There is no way she could survive what would be thrown at her. And if she did, there is no way the donks would be dumb enough to believe she could win the election. She's damaged goods and should follow the example of St. Ted of Taxachusetts and bloviate from her safe seat for the rest of her life.

Likewise, Condi should go out and win an election before she thinks about running for office. Ahnuld's successor, perhaps? The last president who won office without being in a prior election had been the president of Columbia University. Oh, he also conquered Europe and defeated the Nazis by preserving one of the oddest coalitions in history.

This is an August story.

Posted by Ulolumble Ebbairong3335 2005-10-11 11:05|| 2005-10-11 11:05|| Front Page Top

#6 I think they are making more of Hillary than she has going for her. She is already running a 47% of people with negative views of her. Historically, any candidate with over 39% out of the gate is defeated. The republicans hate her, centrists don't trust her, moderates despiser her and the liberals love her. Not a whole lot to build a campaign out of for a national election. I see her going down in the primaries or barely squeaking the nomination and getting trounced in the full election.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-10-11 11:07|| 2005-10-11 11:07|| Front Page Top

#7 How well will the Hildebeast do in a public debate against McCain? Gulliani? Frist? Allen?

Her "people" won't be able to help her, even if she does look good in her power helmet and Jackie-O suit.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-10-11 11:21|| 2005-10-11 11:21|| Front Page Top

#8 she has such a raw naked ambition for power that most will be turned off completely. It'd be like having your angry ex-wife control your wallet and social life.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-11 12:08|| 2005-10-11 12:08|| Front Page Top

#9 "The republicans hate her, centrists don't trust her, moderates despiser her and the liberals love her."

The Daily Kos crowd, etc dislike her - but will rally to her against y'all. The moderates within the Dem party establishment are her base. The centrists may not trust her, but would they trust any more liberal Dem candidate? Would another moderate (say Biden, or Bayh) be able to hold the base?

The conservatives despise her, but theyre not going to vote Dem anyway.

Best counter to Hillary isnt Condi, its McCain, but could he be nominated?

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-10-11 12:28|| 2005-10-11 12:28|| Front Page Top

#10 Oh, great. One ego versus the other ego.

Posted by Angomoque Ulirt9319 2005-10-11 12:32|| 2005-10-11 12:32|| Front Page Top

#11 Oh, pul-eese.

I'm praying for Hilly to get the Dem's nod in 2008. She couldn't get elected dogcatcher if she blew everybody in town.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-10-11 13:57|| 2005-10-11 13:57|| Front Page Top

#12 She couldn't get elected dogcatcher if she blew everybody in town.

Does that include the corpses of dead males? ;)

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-10-11 16:11|| 2005-10-11 16:11|| Front Page Top

#13 The moderates within the Dem party establishment are her base.

Which exposes how "moderate" the Dems are -- not at all.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-10-11 16:13|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-10-11 16:13|| Front Page Top

#14 Then again, Dick Morris doesn't have a great track record when it comes to predictions

Gotta disagree... he was spot on leading up to the last election night. He and H Hewitt were among the few that never wavered the evening of 11/08/04

Posted by Capsu78 2005-10-11 16:16|| 2005-10-11 16:16|| Front Page Top

#15 Morris can be very accurate except he seems to have a blindspot when trying to predict Hillary related stuff.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-10-11 17:07|| 2005-10-11 17:07|| Front Page Top

#16 if she blew everybody in town.

pretty sure she's contracted out for that. She eats at the y

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-11 18:10|| 2005-10-11 18:10|| Front Page Top

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