Hillary as Underdog Is a Dangerous Place for Her Opponents – I Know Firsthand via @BlueNationRev

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Hillary as Underdog Is a Dangerous Place for Her Opponents – I Know Firsthand via @BlueNationRev


By Peter Daou
February 11, 2016


I was Hillary Clinton’s Internet Director in 2008. I remember the flood of low-dollar donations to her campaign as soon as she was perceived as an underdog. I saw the massive surge in grassroots support, and the sudden realization among the commentariat that she was a fighter, a survivor.

Hillary’s reputation was bolstered, not damaged by her defeat in 2008. Her detractors realized what she’s made of and they’re going to learn the same lesson in 2016.

This is shaping up to be an exciting election – and a scary one for Democrats with the rise of Donald Trump. The elite media are having a field day framing the race. Their glee at Hillary’s New Hampshire loss and their silence about her historic Iowa victory is setting up a “Hillary as underdog” narrative.

Good luck to her opponents with that.

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1. This is going to be a good debate tonight!

Hillary Clinton, Gwen Ifil, Judy Woodruff...and Bernie!

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2. You called that right!