Another Debate, Another Good Night for Hillary Clinton

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=209149

Rather, it was a comment by Clinton to the reality of how deeply racial disparities still divide and damage the United States. During a discussion of responses to the AIDS crisis, which had hit young African-American women especially hard, the senator from New York said, "Let me just put this in perspective: If HIV-AIDS were the leading cause of death of white women between the ages of 25 and 34 there would be an outraged, outcry in this country."

Clinton had to struggle to finish the sentence, as the crowd's applause rose to deafening levels. It was a masterful moment; one that, fairly or unfairly, inspired comparisons with the best performances of his husband, Bill. And, while Clinton did not dominate this debate as she did the last one in New Hampshire, she again came off as the most polished of the candidates.

On the AIDs policy question in particular, Hillary Clinton communicated an understanding of the issue at hand that went far deeper than talking points. She seemed to "get it." And the crowd rewarded her with a genuine embrace. No, Clinton's not any better on most issues than she was before this campaign got started. No, she's not as progressive as Edwards, Obama or most of the other candidates.

But she is scoring in the debates, and that appears to be helping to to maintain her frontrunner status. Is that fair? Perhaps not. But it is the reality of the political moment -- a reality that the other candidates will have to deal with if they hope to displace Clinton.

Why, that's what I say.

Good night, Hillary.

Or...

Good Night!!

(I'm sorry. I just got off a "Kucinich isn't electable" thread.

As a senator, I have seen nothing substantial from her about getting the heck out of Iraq.

And that's the deal breaker for me and many others.

We lose with Hillary - nothing will change that.

It was a masterful moment; one that, fairly or unfairly, inspired comparisons with the best performances of his husband, Bill.

HER husband. :P

funded very quickly.

While every group "dies in large numbers" - breast cancer is the only named problem that gets

attention re "female mortality problems" - and the vast majority of breast cancer deaths is at the

retirement ages and later.

And while that attention given breast cancer is minimal, it was more than Aids got for many years.