As Hillary Rodham Clinton rolled up a huge victory in Kentucky and lost the Oregon primary to Barack Obama, it is clear that the ‘Kitchen Sink’ strategy is no longer. She is playing much more of a united front with the probable nominee. The blog The Carpetbagger Report sees this as a net positive.
“It’s hard to measure these questions with any reliable specifics, but it seems as if there’s been a relative ceasefire in Democratic circles the past couple of weeks. Hillary Clinton is still working hard, just as she has been, but it’s clear her campaign has shelved the “kitchen-sink” strategy first utilized in March, preferring not to attack Barack Obama much at all. Indeed, Clinton has been far more aggressive in targeting John McCain of late than Obama.
As such, it also seems the calls for Clinton’s withdrawal have dropped in volume, and probably in number. If Clinton wants to keep going, but she’s not campaigning in such a way as to hurt the party’s chances in the fall, and Obama can transition to general-election mode anyway, then anxious Dems no longer feel a sense of urgency about ending the nominating fight.”
I see no reason for Hillary to exit. And as long as she’s attacking McCain no one seems to mind. Ultimately, it is in her best interest to stay in because, with huge wins in Kentucky and West Virginia, she has a decent story to tell and could still win if Obama has a game-changing gaffe or scandal.
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