As Joe wrote in a prior post, it looks as if Hillary Clinton’s embrace of negative campaigning is working.
When tomorrow comes, if Hillary Clinton has taken Ohio (as I expect she will), and come close in Texas (which I also expect), then I’m certain she’ll declare her intention to continue her campaign to Pennsylvania and beyond. For her supporters, this is no doubt very exciting… but personally, I’m relieved that I’m not a partisan Democrat.
If I were, I’d perhaps be concerned that she’s spending her funds to bolster her Republican opponent. John McCain doesn’t need to spend his extremely limited dollars if she’s promoting him.
If I were, I’d be growing very concerned about my party’s chances in November… because generating negatives toward Barack Obama does nothing to reduce Hillary Clinton’s. The Democrats have seemingly lost sight of the fact that there’s a general election still to come.
Yet I absolutely believe Clinton when she says she’s “just getting warmed up“. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that, having proved her mastery of negativity and scorched-earth tactics over the last two weeks, we’re all going to be subjected to months more of it.
Lovely. Can’t wait.