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Cheerful boos for Hillary

At the YearlyKos convention, the mixed reception for Hillary Clinton is more evidence that the liberal blogosphere might not take sides in the coming Democratic primary.

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  • Monday, August 6, 2007 06:08 AM

    The nroots needs to chill out.

    Clinton is our best shot by far at President. The GOP smear machine will eat Obama or Edwards for lunch within days. Neither one is able to contend with it, nor has the experience to. The lastest rounds with Obama's "management" of foreign policy questions proves it.

    Clinton also can appeal to center left and independents where the others are unlikely too. Most important she has the EXPERIENCE and access to the best of the best to put on her cabinent, and hell only knows you'd have to be dead not to realize that's the most essential thing now given the state of affairs domestically and internationally.

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