HILLARY: DEMS CAN TAKE A BRUISING PRIMARY

With the Democratic primary unlikely to be essentially done by Feb. 5 — as so many people thought it would be — Hillary Clinton says her party not only won’t be hurt by a bruising, drawn out contest between her and Barack Obama, but it will help the eventual nominee beat the GOP in November.

“I think people understand that this is a very contested, vigorous election,” Clinton said this morning. “That heightens interest, that gets more people involved. The contrast between us and the Republicans could not be starker. They are more of the same. We present a very diffferent approach to our problems here at home and around the world.

“I have no doubt once the nomination is resolved we’re going to come together as a party, we’re going to make our case, I think, vigorously and successfully to the country in November. And I expect that we will have already inaugurated a Democratic President by this time next year.”

However, that runs counter to conventional wisdom that says an extended fight will make it impossible for the eventual winner to raise money, and provide the other side with an entire ammo dump’s worth of material to use in the general election. Of course, the GOP has a bit of a contest on its own hands still.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2008/01/hillary-dems-can-take-a-bruisi.html

Showing her hand?

to campaign rigorously on their behalf, right?

just like 2004. ;)

at a Kerry event. Man those were the days!

Hillary knows how to take defeat. She and Bill both have been battled tested and they don't seem to hold grudges. She has worked her butt off in the Senate to work with Republicans to get things done. This is what Obama says he wants to do and the MSM and his supporters praise him for it. Hillary has been doing that, yet she etither gets little or no credit for it in the media or she gets slimed as being a DINO and Republican-lite.

Obama is the riskier candidate in that he might drop to like 45% or possibly might go up to almost 60%. Hillary is a known entity. Her negatives are high enough that she thinks a bruising campaign won't hurt her much - just as long as she wins.

For her sake, she better hope Romney is the opposing candidate, 'cause independents that might have already been queesy for her, will desert her for McCain based on the divisive campaign she's run.

"Of course, the GOP has a bit of a contest on its own hands still."

Yep.

She has no worries about dragging others down with her.

Some of us would like to dispense with the dem candidate bashing.