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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Jan 28, 2008 11:22am |
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| News Date | Monday, January 28, 2008 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | What to do about Bill?
That was the question that dominated the frenzied Democratic presidential race yesterday as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama began a nine-day sprint to Feb. 5, when they will do battle in the biggest voting day of the campaign season.
Whether it was just too much love, too little sleep, too much hubris or too little tact – or maybe he "just got carried away'' – Bill Clinton's transformation from supportive spouse to campaigner-in-chief received a resounding smackdown in the South Carolina primary Saturday.
It may also have been responsible for driving arguably the most important Democratic congressional endorsement, Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, into the Obama camp.
Kennedy, the long-serving liberal lion of the party, will formally endorse Obama at a Washington rally today, a move that goes far beyond symbolism because of Kennedy's long-time alliance with the Clintons.
Kennedy was reported to have personally delivered to the Clinton campaign last week his objection over the tactics being used in South Carolina, and one report yesterday suggested the tipping point might have come after Bill Clinton drew the link between Obama's pending victory with South Carolina caucus victories for civil rights leader Jesse Jackson in the 1980s.
Bill Clinton's message was clear – Jackson, an African American, could win in South Carolina without being a serious presidential candidate.
If the Clintons continue their campaigning style, it will be because they feel they can eventually goad Obama into a fight and take away some of his lustre. They may also feel the tactics will play better in the 22 states that will vote Feb. 5.
"My husband has such a great commitment to me and to my campaign,'' Hillary Clinton said on the CBS program Face the Nation.
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