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Team Hillary: Canadian Story, If True, Is 'Major Development'
Jim Geraghty, "The Campaign Spot" @ National ReviewHighlights from the Clinton campaigns conference call with Chief Strategist, Mark Penn, and Communications Director, Howard Wolfson: . . . Wolfson: "They are pouring resources into Ohio and Texas, they know how important these states are. If they are unable to win, it sends a clear signal that Democrats want this campaign to continue, and that there is some concern and disatisfaction with Senator Obama.... Obama has every advantage heading into Texas and Ohio... if he cannot win all four states, it may indicate what some have called 'buyer's remorse.'" Note the crafty spin-down of expectations: Obama now "has" to win all four states or he's underperforming. "I frankly have found the Obama campaign's responses to this less than definitive. Has Austan Goolsbee had any contact with anyone in the Canadian government, in the Canadian emabssy, or tried to send a message to individuals there to indicate that Senator Obama's criticism of NAFTA was not sincere? It's a simple question." "If the Canadian reporting is true, it is a major development in this campaign. He is saying one thing and doing another." Implicit in this is a total repudiation by Hillary Clinton of the NAFTA treaty negotiated by Bill Clinton. Posted by: Mike 2008-02-29 |
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