Hillary Rodham Clinton as Drag Queen

Red State, Blue State
It does not require a great deal of inspiration for this blog to consider a post that highlights the many negatives or political downside to Hillary Rodham Clinton. God knows there is plenty of material on the topic. However, with the quantity of HRC posts on this blog it can sometimes wear on one to withstand the constant reminder that HRC really does exist and is not simply a recurring nightmare generated by an overactive imagination. That’s unfortunate.

No, the inspiration for this and the many posts that will follow, hopefully in rapid succession or as fast as they can be assembled, must be credited to the input contributed by only one reader. If not for the sheer joy alone of annoying one particular HRC supporter then for the greater good of all those who will needlessly suffer the indignation of any further political success of the Clinton clan. And for that particular reader just mentioned, keep in mind that this post especially is essentially done in jest but there are some serious points being made if only by Democrats in the article referenced which may indicate there is hope for that party after all. That might be excessive and unqualified optimism.

Drag Queen
Thomas F. Schaller
People are worried that Hillary will hurt other Democrats’ chances in ‘08. Is it a legitimate fear?
November 30, 2007

Even with Barack Obama looking more and more competitive in the fast-approaching Iowa caucuses, Hillary Clinton remains the prohibitive favorite to win the 2008 Democratic nomination. But that hasn’t quieted the grumbling–hell, downright speechifying–from some Democrats that if she were to become the nominee, Clinton would drag down Democratic chances in congressional and local elections in ways that neither of her main opponents (Obama and Senator John Edwards) ever could. “If Hillary comes to the state of Missouri, we can write it off,” warned Missouri House Minority Whip Connie Johnson, an Edwards supporter, last October. “I’m not sure it would be fatal in Indiana, but she would be a drag,” Democratic state Rep. Dave Crooks of nearby Indiana told the AP in August.

There is an interesting balancing act in the full text of the Drag Queen piece. The author spends several paragraphs supporting an argument that all the fuss from state Dems about the negative effect Clinton will have a local and regional politics in some sort of backlash is unnecessary. The mechanisms in play in most areas of the country are said to prevent the exact problem about which the state Dems are worried. Riding the coattails or being rejected in a backlash of sentiment is dismissed as a thing of the past.

But the author presents an equally interesting possibility that may produce an equal effect and should keep the Dems worried about their chances albeit for different reasons. The polarizing effect of HIllary Rodham Clinton while gathering support from the far left base may have a stronger effect on the conservative side and cause more of those voters to unite in local politics like canvassing and volunteering to sway the vote from the left to the right. Whether there is anything to this or not it is one more reason to continue posting about HIllary Rodham Clinton.

There was already adequate motivation on this blog to publish HRC posts. The reader described earlier and the possibility that it may be doing more good than originally estimated has dramatically influenced the decision to step it up or at least maintain the current frequency.

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