Another Clinton Campaign Blunder 3 Days Before Iowa
A fitting report to help usher in the New Year and give us something to remember about the old one. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is so good she can gaff her campaign without doing anything. Maybe Governor Strickland is really working for the Obama or Edwards’ campaign. Right before the Iowa caucus is not a good time to suggest it makes no sense and should be eliminated.
Whether you have a problem with who goes first or not, everyone should be able to tip their hat to the fine folks in Iowa who are as personally invested in the process as any candidate. All the time and effort they spend on selecting their picks for public office stands in stark contrast to so many who complain about voting or do not even make the effort.
Perhaps Gov Strickland should study the Giuliani campaign this year. It will be interesting to see the results for Giuliani in all the states he snubs for the big electoral prizes. But aside from that it is nice to see the campaign of the one most say will win the election try to crash and burn 3 days before the first contest.
Clinton Surrogate Veers Off Script
December 31, 2007
By Jeff Zeleny
JEFFERSON, Iowa – At every campaign stop across eastern Iowa, Mr. Strickland repeated a message of electability, declaring: “She is the most tested politician in America.” He hailed the Iowa caucuses, saying the state served as a bookend to the traditional battleground role that Ohio plays in the general election.
In an interview with The Columbus Dispatch, Mr. Strickland said that starting the presidential nominating contest in Iowa “makes no sense.” He added, “I’d like to see both parties say, ‘We’re going to bring this to an end.’”
The Clinton campaign was quick to distance itself from his remarks, issuing a statement declaring “Hillary and Governor Strickland strongly disagree.”