GOP/Media will treat Hill more harshly than other Dems so no 08 run?

[papau]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/13972205.htm

Fear of `Clinton in 2008'

By Steven Thomma
Knight Ridder

MANCHESTER, N.H. - <snip>At a recent dinner in New Hampshire, traditionally the site of the nation's first presidential primary, many Democratic activists said they thought a Clinton presidential candidacy would be consumed with allegations about past Clinton scandals -- his and hers. They said they feared that would distract from the issues of war, the economy and health care, and leave her un-electable.
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A poll last week by Marist College underscored the fears. The WNBC/Marist Poll showed that 51 percent of registered voters don't want her to run, including 25 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of independents. One key reason: Fifty-seven percent of Democrats and 52 percent of independents polled think she'd be treated more harshly than other candidates.<snip>

Also, 51 percent of registered voters in a recent Gallup poll said they definitely wouldn't vote for Clinton. That poll of 928 registered voters was conducted Jan. 20-22 and had a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.<snip>

Clinton insiders told Harpootlian that she can win Florida away from the Republicans. That would be enough to win the White House if she also won all of the states that Kerry won in 2004.<snip>

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. how about not wanting her on democratic merits, and

realizing that a popular name alone will not win elections?

I do not like her nor do I want her running. She does not represent my interests and between her public church visit media events, her unbridled support of Bush's Iraqi invasion, her support of the Patriot Act, her failure to dig into torture, her failure to stand up and be counted on Alito - heck, she is more like Lieberman than a true democrat.

[daleanime]

2. It has to be considered...

may not be fair but we have to think about it.

[wakeme2008]

3. she can win Florida

:rofl:

[wisteria]

4. The media will treat all Dems harshly-not just Hillary. n/t

[Ganja Ninja]

5. Exactly! It's not like they'll hold back on the vitriol for someone else.

[papau]

6. I agree - and who can stand the heat and respond?

:-)

[zbdent]

7. What she should do is run a fake campaign

up until the actual last day that she has to register as a candidate . . .

let them spend all their money attacking her . . .