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Hillary Past Her Prime
Saturday, January 5, 2008
By: Dick Morris
Fleetwood Mac would roll over in their musical graves if they could hear how
the Hillary campaign has gotten into a time warp, obsessing with the 90s
while a new political generation demands a focus on tomorrow.
Going into Iowa, the Hillary campaign was notable for transcending the
gender barrier while Obama struggled to overcome the racial divide. But last
night, as the Iowa results came in, it was apparent that the real polarity
was over generation and age. The Baby Boomers are being challenged to give
up power. Voters under 30 backed Obama by 4:1, signaling the emergence of a
new political force in our politics.
And the Huckabee victory on the Republican side mirrored the Obama triumph.
The evangelical populist reached out to the Reagan Democrats in a way that
the GOP has not since the master left the stage. But now, the Republicans
have a candidate who defies the country club set, blasts hedge fund tax
shelters, criticizes huge CEO salaries and calls for an end to the IRS.
But all the while, Hillary Clinton clings to her rhetoric about experience
and her ability to bring about change. She recites the lines that worked in
Mark Penn's polls without understanding the nature of the seismic changes
the Obama candidacy represents.
In the new politics of Obama and Huckabee, negative campaigning is out. The
guttural tone of American politics is pass
Hillary Past Her Prime
Saturday, January 5, 2008
By: Dick Morris
Fleetwood Mac would roll over in their musical graves if they could hear how
the Hillary campaign has gotten into a time warp, obsessing with the 90s
while a new political generation demands a focus on tomorrow.
Going into Iowa, the Hillary campaign was notable for transcending the
gender barrier while Obama struggled to overcome the racial divide. But last
night, as the Iowa results came in, it was apparent that the real polarity
was over generation and age. The Baby Boomers are being challenged to give
up power. Voters under 30 backed Obama by 4:1, signaling the emergence of a
new political force in our politics.
And the Huckabee victory on the Republican side mirrored the Obama triumph.
The evangelical populist reached out to the Reagan Democrats in a way that
the GOP has not since the master left the stage. But now, the Republicans
have a candidate who defies the country club set, blasts hedge fund tax
shelters, criticizes huge CEO salaries and calls for an end to the IRS.
But all the while, Hillary Clinton clings to her rhetoric about experience
and her ability to bring about change. She recites the lines that worked in
Mark Penn's polls without understanding the nature of the seismic changes
the Obama candidacy represents.
In the new politics of Obama and Huckabee, negative campaigning is out. The
guttural tone of American politics is pass