Monday, February 25, 2008

Hillary's strategy

So now she's on the attack again, directly, vs Obama, this time on foreign policy.

Note the pattern--in the most recent televised debates, Senator Clinton has for the most part been civil and tried to make nice. In the last debate she stressed more than once on how much she and Obama agree, how it was an "honor" to run against him, etc. I gather she figures that harsh attacks during debates rebound too sharply against her, and make her look bad.

But the debate civility is just show. Now that the debates are over, Hillary has done nothing but attack. When the next debate comes, I expect she'll put on the hearts and flowers/civility show again. I wonder how many Democrats see through this charade. Judging by the national polls lately, many of them do.