Letters to the Editor
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Precisely the opposite? Not a chance.
Clinton may have precisely the opposite problem that Obama has.
This is like saying that people living in the aftermath of a tsunami have exactly the opposite problem of people who are watching the tide get rapidly sucked out to sea. Or that a deer which is flying through the air after having been hit by a truck has exactly the opposite problem as one which is standing frozen in the oncoming headlights.
Every single thing that has happened to the Clintons will happen to the Obamas. If anything is different it will be in the details but don't even count on that being the case — the GOP is perfectly capable of nakedly recycling the entire Hillary Clinton attack plan with Barack Obama written in instead.
The only thing that will make a difference is effective campaigning and party unity. If the primary loser buries the hatchet and throws his or her weight behind the winner, and the party actually supports a national campaign instead of floundering around, the Democrats can win in November.