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I think more was expected from Hillary Clinton because of the way she ran her primary campaign.
Hillary didn't just criticize Obama's record or credentials. She said he's less qualified than McCain, and her campaign repeatedly implied that Clinton had won the popular vote and should therefore have been the nominee. Close surrogates like her husband and Ferraro accused Obama of playing the race card and then called him an affirmative action case.
Look, I realize a lot of the networks and particularly MSNBC have been much harder on Clinton than she deserves. But, Hillary's scorched earth tactics are the reason so much more is expect of her now in terms of bringing the party together.
