Long good story- Clinton emerges stronger for next phase of campaign

Well folks --as others have noted, it is a great week or two for the Hillary campaign --and for us Hillary supporters. And it was gratifying to know and hear the support we got from the Sanders supporters yesterday.::0)


This article is good---considering it is from Politico. Enjoy while we can.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/hillary-clinton-post-summer-bump-215098

Clinton emerges stronger for next phase of campaign


Following her debate performance, the Benghazi hearing marked the second time in recent weeks that she made a difficult task look easy.


By Annie Karni

10/23/15 06:12 AM EDT





The Benghazi hearing marked the second time in recent weeks that Hillary Clinton made a difficult task look easy. | Getty


By Todd S. Purdum

After a difficult summer slog, Hillary Clinton appears to be back on top.

The week began with Bernie Sanders, her chief Democratic rival, getting devastatingly lampooned on Saturday Night Live, the stage where Hillary Clinton had scored points just a few weeks earlier by gamely mocking herself. Then, the spectre of Joe Biden haunting Clinton’s campaign disappeared, when the grieving vice president announced he would not compete in 2016.

And on Thursday, sitting in the hot seat for a marathon 11-hour hearing, Clinton delivered a win by remaining calm and mostly unflappable as her Republican interlocutors on the House Benghazi committee became heated. “She looked big -- or at least bigger -- than her opponents,” said one close Clinton ally following the hearings Thursday.

The remarkable week puts Clinton in better standing than she was at this point eight years ago, when Barack Obama changed the course of the election with an electrifying speech at the Iowa Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. It was a pivotal moment that marked the beginning of the end of Clinton’s presidential hopes that cycle. Today, as she gears up for that same dinner this weekend, Clinton appears to be the one enjoying a pivotal, game-changing moment.

“Today represents a turning of the page on all the pseudo-scandals of the last several months,” said Media Matter’s founder and professional Clinton defender David Brock. “I’m looking forward to being less busy over here on that front. ”



.....And during three breaks, she appeared upbeat and eager to get back to the trail as she greeted Democratic members of Congress who came to show support. “Are you going to come to my Katy Perry concert?” she asked Iowa Rep. Dave Loebsack of the upcoming rally the pop star and Bill Clinton headline this weekend in Iowa. “I hope so, too!”


...............Her surrogates expressed awe. "The woman has amazing endurance," said former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

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I clipped thru the top 10 stories on Politico--most are fair to good for Hillary (given that it is Politico)


Hillary on the hot seat: 31 looks from the Benghazi hearing
'Confidential' Planned Parenthood video leaked
Clinton survives 11-hour Benghazi grilling
Dr. Ben Carson's prescription: Abolish Medicare
5 takeaways from Clinton's marathon Benghazi testimony
Inside Biden's final deliberations
The 13 top moments from Clinton's Benghazi testimony
Clinton cracks up when asked if she was alone 'the whole night'
Hillary’s Best Week Yet
The fragile marriage of Ryan and the Freedom Caucus


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/hillary-clinton-post-summer-bump-215098#ixzz3pOaVC7ob