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Hillary denies campaign in trouble

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Hillary Denies Her Campaign Is In Trouble

Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:28 AM

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Hillary Clinton on Friday denied her White House campaign was in disarray, despite sliding poll ratings and an uproar sparked by an aide who questioned her rival Barack Obama's drug history.

"If I had listened to ... the Washington chattering class, I would not be standing here would I?" Clinton told reporters, as controversy and reports of campaign turmoil swirled around her 2008 president bid.

"I believe in trusting my own instincts. I feel very, very good about the case that I am making.

Signs of new fragility in Clinton's 2008 bid came just 20 days before the first nominating contest in the race, the Iowa caucuses, and amid signs Obama is surging in the polls.

Clinton held a press conference a day after key New Hampshire powerbroker Bill Shaheen quit her campaign after saying Republicans would use Obama's admitted dabbling in drugs as a campaign issue.

Shaheen had told the Washington Post that Republicans would attack Obama for his past drug use, which the Illinois senator acknowledged as a folly of his youth in a memoir.

"It'll be, 'When was the last time? Did you ever give drugs to anyone? Did you sell them to anyone?'" Shaheen said.

The former first lady personally apologized to her rival on Thursday, in an embarrassment for her campaign, after seeing her lead in key early voting states disappear over a rocky six weeks.

Asked about reports that former president Bill Clinton was growing increasingly anxious about her prospects, and was plotting a shake-up Clinton said: "I don't now what you are talking about with these concerns. I really don't."
...sure :lol2: I bet you don't...

"We are just going to go out every day and work hard. That is the only way I know how to run my campaign."

Clinton also launched a new implied attack on Obama, strongly suggesting that he was not ready to serve as president in an era of testing foreign policy crises.

"I believe I am ready on Day One to be president."

While Clinton said she had apologized to Obama over Shaheen's remarks, which overshadowed a crucial last debate before the Iowa caucuses on Thursday, she declined several opportunities to say his use of drugs as a teenager would not be a future issue in the campaign.

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Anonymous

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Doesn't look like Hillary's poll numbers across the nation are hurting much.....Gagliani is slipping tho....

Sunday, December 16, 2007

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows Hillary Clinton reaching the 40% level of support nationwide for the first time in December.

In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, it’s Hillary Clinton 40%, Barack Obama 27% and John Edwards 13%. Bill Richardson and Joe Biden are each supported by 3% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters..

Tracking Poll results are obtained through nightly telephone interviews and reported on a four-day rolling average basis. Next update scheduled for Monday at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

Yesterday, Clinton was endorsed by the Des Moines Register and Obama by the Boston Globe.

This comes at a time when the Democratic race is too close to call in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Rasmussen Reports will be polling in each of these states over the next couple of days. Just 4% of Americans say an endorsement by their local newspaper will make them more likely to vote for a candidate. Thirteen percent (13%) say it will likely have the opposite impact.

Clinton is viewed favorably by 82% of Democratic voters, Edwards by 72%, and Obama by 66%.

Among all voters nationwide, Obama is viewed favorably by 48%, Clinton and Edwards by 47%. See other key stats and general election match-ups for all Democratic candidates.

In the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination, five candidates are within nine points of the lead. It’s Mike Huckabee at 21%, Rudy Giuliani 19%, Mitt Romney at 15%, Fred Thompson at 13% and John McCain at 12% (see recent daily numbers). Ron Paul currently attracts 5% of Likely Republican Primary voters nationwide.
 
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Sandhusker said:
Oldtimer said:
Clinton invites voters to 'inspect' her

I nominate jigs for the job!!!!

There's some things even Jigs won't do.......

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