From the multitude of news items about who said what when and about whom, there is the ever present assumption that every word out of a candidate's mouth should be gospel truth. It almost seems preferable to have stretched a story in order to make a point about an issue such as health care as Hillary Clinton has done with one of her stump speech stories. There is apparently some difference in the telling of the story by Hillary Clinton and the hospital where the hospital denies that it denied service to a young pregnant women who subsequently died.
On the attacking McCain front it is interesting to note a a CNN story For Pa. voters, economy is Job 1 in the context of an ad by the Clinton campaign which illustrates how the other candidates are not competent enough to answer a ringing phone about the economy crisis.
Then there is the ever constant scandal of some sort. For this week's serving there is the resignation of one a trusted Clinton adviser. There was some discussion how the adviser , Mark Penn, being paid to promote the trade agenda of the Colombian government. The problem started when it became clear that the two agendas, Clinton or Colombia, were diametrically opposed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7333899.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/06/clinton.hospital/index.html#cnnSTCText
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/03/campaign.commercials.check/index.html#cnnSTCText
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The news that Mark Penn has finally stepped down from his position as stratigist for Clinton may be somewhat of a relief for the Clinton administration. The issue had been hampereing the cohesion of their organization. Although the media may spin it to seem as though things are falling apart, the Clinton team needs to stay as tight as possible to make any sort of succesful run.
Who knows what to believe anymore? Honestly, there has been way too many rumors floating around about both candidates saying something they deny saying. But then again, it's politics, and also competition. A month ago, it seemed Clinton was out of the race, and she still may very well be. However, she has stuck to her word to staying in the race until the end, and who knows what could happen from here, especially with the problems the Obama campaign is having right now.
Thursday's debate saw Clinton as having gotten the upper hand, is it possible that this is indicative of a change in fortune in Sen. Clinton's campaign? Will the debate result in more votes for Sen. Clinton? Is she "the comeback kid?" time will only tell
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