More and more the tactics and strategy — as opposed to the policies — are dominating the battle between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.
And here are two of the most-pointed MUST-READ newspaper pieces out on the battle.
1. Gerald Baker, writing on TimesOnline in a piece headlined: “Obama and Clinton: two cynical losers.” Subhead: “Despite having all the trumps, the Democrats have squandered the chance of a lifetime.” Read it here.
2. The Wall Street Journal looks at Bill Clinton’s increasing role in Hillary Clinton’s campaign. And it pronounces him a big asset. Why? It turns out that he is a key driving force behind Hillary Clinton’s negative campaign and negativity is working. This is further evidence of a) how hard it is to change the political culture b) success is what works c) Democrats should not complain about Republican negative TV ads or negative campaigning since this primary season indicates both parties embrace it, champion it, and reward it.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.