Slate: Death of a Saleswoman
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Death of a Saleswoman
HOW HILLARY CLINTON LOST ME—AND A GENERATION OF YOUNG VOTERS.
By Meghan O'Rourke
Posted Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at 11:31 AM ET
Clinton didn't trust that the message of revolution embodied in her candidacy could animate American voters, particularly male voters. And she lacked the courage of her young, ecstasy-seeking self. And so she sent the message that gender was not a factor. Presumably, she did this based on the reasonable assumption that it was politically perilous to be a woman. But the paradox is that in taking the safe tack she thought made her more electable, she actually made herself less electable. She presented herself as a hard-bitten Washington insider, running on experience when a lot of American voters, particularly young women, were looking for transformation.
BBC Washington diary: Miracle needed
By Matt Frei
BBC News, Washington
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7389151.stm
I think it is safe to assume that Rupert Murdoch has been struck off the Clinton family Christmas card list.Apart from Mrs Clinton herself, it is very hard to find people who do not believe this is over.Hillary is in denial - on life support.Now it is just a question of consulting the relatives - i.e. the super-delegates - about when to pull the plug and how to preserve maximum dignity.