Okay, stop laughing. Bob Schrum has been the man behind the campaign for almost 2 decades. He is famous among Democratic Washington circles. Unfortunately, his track record is 0-9. Maybe I’m wrong. I’ll check but his track record isn’t good. In spite of this he serves up some advice to Hillary Clinton.
My advice is simple. Drop the rollback the clock to the Clinton Era rhetoric. Be real as in Hillary be yourself. Move away from Iraq. Move toward the left. Leave the corporations. Promise to get troops out of Iraq by the end of your first year. That will go a long way to win over progressives. Come up with a comprehensive plan to stimulate the alternative energy industry. Talk about a million (affordable) electric cars by 2012 just 4 short years from now. Come up with a plan to punish companies that ship jobs over seas. Tax raw materials that are shipped out of this country and tax the final product coming back in. Propose tax cuts for businesses that renew clean manufacturing in this country (we don’t make shoes in this country. we should have at least one company that makes shoes). We need to make things again. If Hillary can embrace this agenda then she will be a candidate for change and I believe that her fortunes will turn around.
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From NY Daily News:
She will have to get off the mat and recast her case. Contrary to the caricatures, Hillary Clinton is a real person, often funny in private, with engaging qualities that have been well-hidden in this campaign. But the hour is late and even if the real Hillary emerges, voters might see it as just another contrivance.
She can launch an all-out attack on Barack Obama – based on Saturday night’s debate, that looks like where her campaign is headed – but what’s there to attack that would convert rather than repel primary voters? (more…)
Hillary’s real problem is that EVERYONE understands the truth. Yes she’s super smart. Yes she has served in the senate. And she would probably make a fine president. But in fact, her candidacy is illegitimate at the core. Her political existence is the result of her husband. Electing her would be no different than choosing the daughter or wife a third world leader to succeed her dying husband. Would I like to see Bill Clinton elected again. Yes I would … I love Bill Clinton. But it’s unfair. He’s constitutionally not allowed to run again. Electing Hillary would just be a trick to get around our troublesome constitution. EVERYONE understands what I’m talking about. And I think the Hillary/Bill end-around is going to be rejected by the electorate.
Well, that is something that no one is talking about. I think that you are right. I agree 100%.
Thanks for your comment, O.
I heard my boss mention “What a way around term limits” I said well she is capable but I think that is why so many dislike her. Because of her husband and her actions when he was first elected. She is one smart lady and when I hear men say the women are going to vote for her just because of her being a woman. I try and say I hope that is not why they vote for someone just because of their gender or race or religion. However this election goes it will be brought up. That all black people will vote for Obama, all women will vote for Hillary, all mormon men will vote for Mitt, and so forth. It is a sad world when people don’t look at what they might be able to do. I am glad Hillary is a powerful senator because if she loses this election she is still in a powerful position with the senate. same thing with Obama.