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galaxy21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 04:57 PM Original message |
Strategically, what was Hillary's biggest mistake? |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Running. |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ceding the change meme to someone else |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. Right and Going Negative is the Old Way, not Change. Also Going Negative =/= Strong. |
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galaxy21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Going negative helped her win Ohio and Texas... |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Some people like it. Others don't, they're tired of it. nt |
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lojasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
74. She lost Texas. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
84. rush limpbaughs helped her too... |
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CTD (732 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:01 PM Original message |
Treating the primary campaign like it was a coronation until it was too late |
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kwenu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
17. This response gets my vote! |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
33. I was for her and then surprised by the arrogance I encountered, went looking elsewhere, came back, |
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Stagecoach (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
69. Agree |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
86. Yeah, I'll thank hilary the next time |
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Arrowhead2k1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Telling tales |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. Hubris. That is all. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. Becoming a candidate. |
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DMorgan (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. Dio your need a roadmap or a list of Youtube clips to resolve this? |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. Mocking Party Base |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. White, Progressive Men? |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Well I Come From Caucus State |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. Ignoring the caucus states |
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kennetha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. Not being organized for the caucuses |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Agree. Clinton advisors believed their own hype that Super Tues would do it |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Ceding the caucus states. |
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galaxy21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:03 PM Original message |
overlooking little states was why Guilini failed |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. Pimping out Bill. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. And run his mouth in "Southern Strategy" ... wooing rural white, potentially racist voters. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. They mistake "the Third Way" for prostituting yourself to the oppressors |
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Diane R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
13. I agree. Not planning for after Feb. 5th. And, of course, "Shame on you, Barack Obama". |
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Texas Hill Country (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. the run up to super tuesday... her original campaign manager F'd her |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. Failure to organize in smaller caucus states, especially in February post-Super Tuesday. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. Tactically, yes, she should've hammered Obama with negs earlier. But strategically speaking... |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. 1. Failing to organize for caucus states |
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dchill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
19. "She would have probably one" what? |
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Henryman (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. Pointing in the crowd, dropping her jaw and bugging her eyes. |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
22. Hiring Karl Rove's twin brother Mark Penn |
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Silent Tristero (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
55. Exactly |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. Losing Iowa |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I'd say that's actually what ended the Edwards campaign. n/t |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. True |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. He had kinda put all his eggs in the Iowa basket. But to be fair, I think that was his only option. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #24 |
73. That's true too. nt |
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nomorewhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
25. She ran a General Election strategy suited for a 1996 campaign + (lack of) charisma |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. Both her self-righteous nature and massive ego. |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
31. Trying to project her voice |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:22 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. Occassionally yelling is OK, but last nights speech was a good example, |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
32. Mark Penn |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
34. There were so many |
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YDogg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
35. hiring mark penn |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
37. She waited too long to get deeply involved in Iowa. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
41. It's almost impossible to say because her strengths and weaknesses blur |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
42. Bill. |
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Growler (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
43. IWR |
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DrFunkenstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:43 PM Response to Reply #43 |
57. I Second That Emotion |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #57 |
80. Good point. |
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elizm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #43 |
59. Absolutely. nt |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
60. She never really demonstrated her respect for our understanding of the whole IWR |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
44. when she conspired with Granholm, Levin & the Florida gang |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. When from the beginning she tried to be the hawkiest hawk around |
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LucyParsons (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
45. It's the war, stupid. |
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TragedyandHope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
46. The assumption of winning on Super Tuesday, then going negative and alienating voters |
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BattyDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
48. Presuming she was inevitable. |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
49. Acting Republican. |
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PoliticalAmazon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
50. WRONG. Hillary killed her own campaign by using Rove tactics.... |
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graycem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
51. Having no Plan B... |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
52. believing she was inevitable, shitting on Obama supporters... |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
53. Overconfidence - putting all her eggs in one basket - labelled SuperTuesday |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
56. Fuck rush the ass boil limpbaughs |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. IWR, Kyl-Lieberman, war war war, lie lie lie |
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dbmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. Hiring an obviously shitty staff. |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
62. Acting like a bitch |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:13 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. She went in the race with high name recognition and high negatives. |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
63. Deciding that she needed to be someone she is not. |
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intaglio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
64. Strategically? believing her own publicity |
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Levgreee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
65. Disrespecting the black vote... largely Bill's fault, but I assume they discussed strategy |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
66. From the beginning...... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
67. Selling the same ol' same ol'. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
70. Voting for the IWR and not speaking out strongly against the war years ago. |
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Yukari Yakumo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
71. There are a few... |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
72. Last year, she should have fought tooth and nail to make sure FL & MI |
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galaxy21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. I think Obama would have won Michigan, actually |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. She shouldn't have done a deal with MI and FL to take those votes. |
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Clear Blue Sky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
75. Already mentioned, but hubris. |
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Stagecoach (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
76. While concentrating on Ohio & Texas after Super Tuesday.... |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
78. You're completely wrong on that. |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
81. going racist, underestimating Obama, believing her own hype, no plan after Feb. 5th. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
82. 1. Going negative at all. She'd have had this in the bag if she had |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
83. Inevitability? mark penn? |
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abburdlen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-07-08 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
85. voting for the AUFM |
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