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Hillary has created her own “Now or Never” situation. By: Carol Dunn  |
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 There’s one thing about this Democratic primary that nobody can deny, Hillary really wants to win. So much so that she has implemented her “kitchen sink” strategy to defy the odds and claim victory for herself. Here’s the problem. Because she has gone so overboard with the negative and questionable tactics she runs the risk of creating resentment among Democrat rank and file, resentment from which she may never recover. Ask Ralph Nader what he thinks the general opinion of him is with Democrats.
The problem with Hillary’s win at all cost strategy is that the cost may be her own political future. If John McCain ends up the next President, Democrats will easily welcome Barack Obama back in 2012 for another run. How willing do you think Democrats will be to welcome back Hillary for another run at the White House?
Honestly if she stays in the race and the race is lost, she will bear the full brunt of the blame, whether right or wrong, she will be the scapegoat, and the primary target of Democrats who will be looking for someone to blame for giving the election to Republicans.
Glory is fleeting but resentment is forever, something with which the Clinton’s should be all too aware. If she stays in the race she opens herself to the possibility of creating a resentment that may never go away. She’s already hated by Republicans, so much so that a Hillary Clinton ticket might as well be a gay marriage ticket as far as motivating Republican voters to get to the polls, but staying in the race to the detriment of the Democratic Party may make her equally hated on both sides of the aisle.
If Hillary isn’t willing to drop out of the race for the good of the Democratic Party she should consider doing it for her own good. Getting out now, with honor and integrity may be just enough to save her political career. Staying in the race could be the final death nail in the coffin formerly known as the Clinton political machine.
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