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“Hillary Deathwatch” Odds: 9.9 Percent (Still!)
Despite a flurry of negative ads from both sides,
Hillary Clinton's Pennsylvania
lead holds steady. So with no clear ups or downs, we're leaving her chances of
winning the nomination at 9.9 percent.
If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything
at all. Both Clinton and Barack Obama chucked that philosophy out the window
long ago, but this weekend marked the nastiness apex, as Clinton
aired an attack
ad responding to an attack ad by Obama responding to an attack ad
by Clinton.
(Followed by Clinton's
"closing
argument" ad.) The ads mostly rehashed old battles over lobbyist money
and health care but with renewed vigor. Neither candidate comes out on top, but
the mudslinging hurts Obama more since it undermines his entire "new
politics" message. He claims Clinton's
attacks have forced him to throw elbows, but in our experience, "she hit
me first" stopped being a valid excuse after second grade. …
Read more at the Hillary Deathwatch.
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