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Saturday, January 5, 2008 12:00 AM

A Democratic donnybrook

The debate was rich in sound and fury, but did little lasting damage to unruffled frontrunner Barack Obama.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Sunday, January 6, 2008 05:31 AM

    "False Hopes"??

    "False hopes"??? What kind of strategy is it to tell voters to not get their hopes up?

    Does she seriously think it's a winning strategy to tell voters not to expect very much? I can't imagine that Bill came up with this line. She's a naturally uninspiring speechmaker; running around telling everyone "Don't get your hopes up" only compounds her weaknesses.

    Senator Clinton, I already have George W. Bush to not get my hopes up.

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