fivethirtyeight.com - 8/18/2008
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In today's VP speculation thread , I had the following to say about Hillary Clinton as a prospective running mate for Barack Obama. Boy, would this be dramatic. And perhaps exceptionally smart. I think Obama might get an immediate 10-15 point bounce if he named her. But I don't know how well she'd hold up after coming under attack in September and October -- remember, she hasn't really been ...
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... Poblano/Nate notes (with graphs!) that Clinton fared poorly against McCain while being attacked, but rose only after the RNC and Obama campaign ceased attacking her. Remember, in February of this year, the Obama campaign had pretty much won this thing, and stopped attacking Clinton to 1) focus its fire on McCain, and 2) stop needlessly antagonizing Clinton supporters. The RNC, for its own part, stopped attacking Clinton because it didn't want to further damager her. They wanted a competitive Democratic primary as long as possible. ...
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Hotline On Call Part Deux —
... are convinced that Obama would be foolish not to pick the NY senator as his running mate, others worry about her "significant negatives." ...
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