CNN: Hillary's Campaign Using "Hit and Run" Tactics

[K Gardner]

The report on CNN highlighted Clinton's campaign and cited the Bob Kerrey incident, the Shaheen incident, the two newly-registered web domain names and stated Clinton was resorting to Attack and Retreat/Hit and Run tactics. Anthony Weiner, who was also on the opposite channel, apologizing on Hardball, was pictured in a clip stating he saw nothing wrong with highlighting differences. The only thing CNN could come up with to say about Barack Obama was that about "six weeks ago he started contrasting his positions with Clinton's".

Big difference there in the way the campaigns are being run.

[rinsd]

1. Big difference in the way the campaigns are being covered.

Your summary says it all.

[K Gardner]

2. LOL... good try. CNN couldn't possibly say Obama had been guilty of the same

things HRC is, because he isn't. Not the same thing. If anything, up until the time her campaign began self-imploding, CNN has been highly favorable to Clinton. Stop blaming the messenger. Start blaming the candidate who is faltering badly.

[TwilightZone]

4. Faltering?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/democratic_presidential_nomination-191.html

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nh/new_hampshire_democratic_primary-194.html

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/ia/iowa_democratic_caucus-208.html

Based on the average of all the polls (not just carefully selected ones), she's significantly ahead national, she's pulled back into a tie with Obama in Iowa, and she's back in the lead in New Hampshire.

If that's faltering, there must be some definition of the word that I'm not aware of.

[sniffa]

5. and in record time, it's the polls

:woohoo:

[TwilightZone]

7. As opposed to what, anecdotal evidence? Tea leaves? A Ouija board?

The polls are unreliable, to be certain, so if you have a better alternative for objective comparison of our candidates, let's hear it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. Never Mind

Merry Christmas

[TwilightZone]

12. Thanks, anyway....

;)

[sniffa]

10. no, it's just predictable

the polls are trotted out for any and every argument.

at least dizzying copy-paste job from her website was a change in pace.

[TwilightZone]

11. Just as predictable as the kneejerk reaction to every Hillary or Obama thread.

At least the polls have some objective basis, as flawed as they may be.

Can't say the same for the hyperbole that erupts in just about every DU thread about Obama or Hillary.

[aquart]

8. You mean they DON'T want her to be the candidate anymore?

Or were you guys all lying about that then?

[sniffa]

3. too bad she's not really doing the hitting

that's what surrogates are for.

[maximusveritas]

6. Yep, that was the impression I got

The piece was trying to say that Obama has been guilty of attacks just like Clinton, but the impression it left was that Clinton was doing the personal attacks while Obama was merely contrasting their policy positions.

[Bitwit1234]

13. Bash bash bash bash bash slam slam slam

cant' get enough of the Hillary bashing can they. bunch of jerks.