Talk about a campaign being off message. It was not clear what the message was and now it is trying to explain away things it shouldn't even be talking about.
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There's no doubt that Republican efforts to soften up Hillary Clinton in 2006 for 2008 haven't gone well. Anti-Clinton sentiment isn't raising the money that some had hoped for.Lee Miringoff
To use this opportunity to re-establish some of his conservative credentials makes a lot of sense. Whether voters elsewhere are going to be paying a whole lot of attention is another question.
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The goals are not incompatible. But first things first. New York is a very blue state and for a primary and general election, putting yourself at that level does nothing to lower his chances by any means ... that becomes part of his contrast with the Democratic and Republican challengers. It widens the stature gap.
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Keep in mind, this is going to be a race that is not going to get a lot of attention with rank-and-file Democrats. You are talking about who can raise the money to generate attention for themselves.
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The clock is ticking, and fund-raising will have to start almost immediately. The Republicans don't have any points to give right now running against Sen. Clinton.
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I would suspect we're going to hear about accomplishments but also hear about things that are more for Des Moines (Iowa) and Nashua (N. H.). The larger audience will be the one he's thinking about in the future.
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