This post actually has nothing to do with presidential candidates in swimsuits. Just be glad you don’t have to see Vladimir Putin’s barrel chest and man boobs (unless you want to, that is).
Hillary Clinton can’t be younger, taller or male. But she is stronger than Nelson Mandela. I mean, Nelson Mandela was only spent 27 years as a political prisoner in South Africa, but Hillary… Hillary had the true grit needed to marry Bill Clinton, alienate half the country and vote for the Iraq war. She’s so strong, in fact, that she wouldn’t – or couldn’t – let herself cry in public, even with the depressing news that in only a few days, Barack Obama has built a lead over her in New Hampshire of up to ten points.
It seems like everything Hillary does to try to counter her precipitous decline just hurts her cause more. Going on the defensive against Obama in Saturday’s Democratic debate only resulted in John Edwards siding with her target, and drove many Granite State voters who were on the fence towards the new presumptive victor. The political press’ consensus that she is having a meltdown can’t be helpful, either, because every failed attempt and negative reaction to her becomes part of the greater narrative.
Politics isn’t so different from high school in the end. Like anything contingent on popularity for success, you’ll be celebrated for your greatness before being torn to shreds so someone new can assume your mantle. Of course, if you have a political track record like Hillary Clinton’s, it isn’t an ungrounded attack.
