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cali

(114,904 posts)
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 02:09 PM Jun 2014

Hillary Clinton’s Secret Iowa Campaign Cadre

Hours before Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley touched down in Des Moines to become the first credible Democratic contender to visit Iowa, Ready for Hillary held a closed-door event for female activists in the Hawkeye State.

The pro-Hillary super PAC, which is serving as a shadow Clinton campaign with the advice of a number of prominent, high-priced consultants and already collecting significant quantities of voter data, is holding a “Ready to Lead” training as part of its Woman’s Office outreach program, which spokesman Seth Bringman says is operating across the country but “with an emphasis on Iowa and early states.” The training, which took place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on a weekday, was meant to prepare the most zealous of Hillary supporters to advocate for the former first lady in the event of a presidential bid.

In fact, one attendee went so far as to describe the event as “super awesome.” She described a group of about 20-25 hailing from all over central Iowa. They varied in ages and political experience. About half were Hillary Clinton supporters in 2008 and half supported Barack Obama. The idea was to prepare them to take a message about why they supported Hillary Clinton and “take that message into the real world.” All the attendees were assigned to prepare their own personal plans for how to engage friends, coworkers and family members in the Ready for Hillary effort. The idea: By setting specific goals, they could all be held accountable for whether they were successful in their efforts to advocate for the potential candidacy of the former Secretary of State.

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Yet while Clinton continues to remain coy about her political ambitions, it’s clear the groundwork is already being laid for her candidacy as she uses her stature to freeze the rest of the field and scare off potential challengers from even taking the most basic steps toward running.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/21/hillary-clinton-s-secret-iowa-campaign-cadre.html

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rocktivity

(44,546 posts)
1. Well, it all STILL depends upon exactly what her message IS.
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 03:07 PM
Jun 2014

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The majority of the voters didn't buy what she was selling the last time around -- beginning with Iowa.


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leftstreet

(36,064 posts)
2. This passive aggressiveness is part of her sense of entitlement
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 03:23 PM
Jun 2014

It already cost her one primary, but it doesn't look like the GOPers have anyone who can beat her

Ugh, the next 6 years will be unbearable

JI7

(89,151 posts)
3. passive aggressiveness ? this is activism, it's how candidates get support , it's how people
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 03:26 PM
Jun 2014

can get support for whoever they support.

leftstreet

(36,064 posts)
4. No, not that. Her coyness about running
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 03:27 PM
Jun 2014

There's nothing wrong with the activists on the ground. They're doing what they should.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
5. Hillary and Bill will not be able to withstand the long, drawn out campaign
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 03:30 PM
Jun 2014

they have made for themselves.

The hits are coming fast, and so far these self inflected wounds they have suffered are attributed mostly to Hillary's rather poor communication skills and there is too much time on the clock left for all the ones scrambling to be released from her sachel bag full of cluelessness.

I think this is great news for the real democratic contenders in 2016 - the Clintons will burn out with all their carelessness and then the serious people can walk in.

leftstreet

(36,064 posts)
6. That's a very good point
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 03:33 PM
Jun 2014
there is too much time on the clock left


Maybe there is hope for another contender, rather than this slow agonizing crawl to the inevitable coronation

!!

dsc

(52,117 posts)
7. How dare that bitch plan her run for the White House
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 03:49 PM
Jun 2014

the horror of it all. I am sure Obama did none of this in 2006.

dsc

(52,117 posts)
9. Tell me where a male candidate would ever be assailed for this
Tue Jun 24, 2014, 05:00 PM
Jun 2014

the answer is the second Tuesday of never.

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