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Posted: Fri Nov 2nd, 2007 03:33 pm |
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"Six guys against Hillary," he said. "I'd call that a fair fight. This is one strong woman."
After all the Democtratic Presidential candidates focused their attacks on front runner, Hillary, Mrs. Clinton's campaign fought back on a variety of fronts. It announced that she had won the endorsement of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union in a Washington news conference in which its president, Gerald W. McEntee, presented Mrs. Clinton with a pair of red boxing gloves and tried to put the best light on her performance the night before.
Mrs. Clinton hoisted the gloves, declaring: "When it comes to fighting for America's families I'll go 10 rounds with anyone."
Her campaign sought to stir sympathy of Mrs. Clinton - in a way that was reminiscent of what happened after she was confronted by Rick Lazio, the Long Island Republican, in their Senate race in 2000 - by suggesting that she was the victim of ganging-up by a stage of presidential opponents and one of the moderators, Tim Russert.
"The Politics of Pile-On," Mrs. Clintons' Web site announced this morning. "What happens when the 'politics of pile-on' replaces the 'politics of hope.'" The campaign later released a video that featured Mrs. Clinton's Democratic rivals saying her name repeatedly. A headline on the Drudge Report, which said it was reflecting thinking in Mrs. Clinton's campaign, read, "Scorn: As the Men Gang Up."
Taken together, the events of the day suggested the difficulties Mrs. Clinton faces as she in effect tries to bridge two very different electorates: Democratic primary voters and general election voters. Going into the debate last night, she had been largely successful offering views on Iran, Iraq, and Social Security tailored to a general election audience.
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