October predictions faded long ago

WASHINGTON -- At a breakfast with national political reporters five months ago, Sen. Hillary Clinton's senior strategist, Mark Penn, felt confident enough to predict she could win 24% of female Republican voters in the fall general election.



Rivals ridiculed the exactness of the claim, or doubted its accuracy. Critics saw it as a sign of overconfidence. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama -- still a long shot with a memorably eloquent speech to his name -- said Clinton was like President George W. Bush because both had prematurely declared, "Mission accomplished."



more

1 comments:

Julio Rodriguez said...

clinton needs to drop out and lets get this show on the road. obama/edwards 2008