Clinton Can Barely Run Her Own Campaign But Wants to Run the Country

Real experience there, Mrs. C.

Excerpt report at IHT "Sniping by aides hurt Clinton's image as manager ":

For all her years on the public stage, Clinton has never come close to assembling and running an enterprise like the 700-person, $170 million-and-counting campaign organization that she has created. At times, her aides made assumptions about tactics and voters that turned out to be wrong. They nearly ran out of money at all the wrong times, like just after Clinton's victory in the New Hampshire primary and right before the 22 state nominating contests on Feb. 5.

The day after her loss in the Iowa caucuses, Clinton took command of a long meeting in New Hampshire. "I'll do whatever you guys need me to do," she said, a participant recalled. "I get the message."

But a month later, she described herself as stunned to learn the campaign was nearly broke — notwithstanding financial reports sent to her every week by e-mail — and was all but conceding the 11 contests that were to come over the next month.

For the next contests though a big infusion of cash from the Clintons helped them finance a good dirty tricks (NAFTA gate) and propaganda campaign so I guess they're back on track.

Still, I prefer the Obama campaign of decency, hard work, and seeking consensus. 

Maybe I'm just getting sick and twisted of something to expect a campaign like that to work in America. 

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