Time Magazine: "The Race to Be the Un-Hillary"

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The Race to Be the Un-Hillary

In the racing world it's called drafting — staying right behind the leader until she wears out and then vaulting past her right near the end. In the 2008 race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton has two racers on her heels, and so far they have been working fairly well together. But as Clinton has begun to show signs of flagging, Barack Obama and John Edwards are now facing a difficult choice: continue to focus their attacks on the frontrunner or go after each another to become what might be called the un-Hillary.

That battle to be the viable alternative for anti-Hillary Democrats is gradually emerging as the key campaign drama in the stretch run to the Iowa caucus. It's true that Obama and Edwards have both shown signs of progress of late, attacking Clinton as a polarizing or corrupt agent of the status quo: some 70% of likely Iowa Democratic caucus-goers are either undecided or not supporting Clinton. But most observers say there isn't room for three top tier candidates, which means the two won't be able to play nice with each other f or much longer.

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1. Remember that strategy from TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE LEGEND OF RICKY BOBBY?

"Shake and Bake!" So which one's gonna be which?