The American Spectator

home
ADVERTISEMENT
Campaign Crawlers
Print Email
Text Size

Campaign Crawlers

Hillary's Clean Plate

No need to guess who came to the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.

(Page 2 of 2)

Donald Kaniewski, political director for the Laborers' International Union, and a Gephardt supporter: "Hillary adds star power and builds excitement for us."

So what, exactly, was Hillary doing? Well, clearly Hillary did bring much attention to the Iowa Jefferson-Jackson dinner, and no doubt the Iowa Democrats raised far more money Saturday night than if Hillary had not shown up. She was gracious and supportive of all the candidates. In so doing she has likely won the gratitude of Iowa Democrats. What better way to set herself up as the frontrunner for the Iowa Caucuses -- of 2008?

By making the Iowa Jefferson Jackson dinner her entry into the 2008 campaign, she may be transforming presidential campaigns, much like her husband did. In the 1990s, campaigns for the next presidential election began almost literally on the day after the last election. Now it seems that the presidential campaign for the next election begins before the next election.

Page:   12

topics:
John McCain, Hillary Clinton, NATO

About the Author

David Hogberg is a reporter living in Washington, D.C. Follow David Hogberg on Twitter.

Letter to the Editor Leave a comment

Leave a Comment

N.B. We encourage readers to share and discuss their thoughtful and relevant comments about this Spectator article. Comments are routinely monitored and will be deleted if profane, bigoted, or grossly impolite. Please be respectful. (And don't feed the trolls!) Thank you.

Related Articles

More Articles by David Hogberg

More Articles From Campaign Crawlers

http://spectator.org/archives/2003/11/17/hillarys-clean-plate
ADVERTISEMENT

Clip of the Day

Most Popular Articles

Who Castrated Ann Coulter?

David Catron | 2.6.12

Bigoted Barack, Red in Tooth and Clause

George Neumayr | 2.10.12

Unsafe at Any Smoke

Eric Peters | 2.10.12

Access This

Ross Kaminsky | 2.10.12

The Show Me State's No Show Primary

Andrew B. Wilson | 2.10.12

Justice Ginsburg Should Resign

William Tucker | 2.8.12

The Delousing of a Movement

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 2.9.12

ADVERTISEMENT