February 15, 2007
White House 2008 Rankings: The Democrats
As expected, Barack Obama’s announcement was covered big by the media, about as big as Hillary Clinton’s announcement. The test for Obama, though, is whether he can sustain momentum in the same vein as Hillary.
As for the rest of the pack, the blogger controversy is a full-fledged debacle for EdwardsWorld. It stepped on his health care rollout and has been the dominant theme of his campaign for a week.
For the remainder of this first quarter, we'll be including a fundraising projection based on what all the campaigns are saying about themselves and each other, and our own reporting of what's going on in these various fundraising shops.
These rankings are ordered by likelihood of winning the Democratic primary and are based on a number of factors, including organization, money, buzz and polling. Click here for Democratic rankings.
1. Hillary Clinton Last Ranking: 1
Clinton got into a bit of a royal rut trying not to make the same mistake John Kerry made -- seeming weak and being for something before being against it. It's cute to say "it was Bush's mistake," but the base knows that, and they want more.Here's another way of looking at it: Obama goes on "60 Minutes" and admits to using cocaine; Clinton, when asked about the war, blames someone else. Who's more real?
Fundraising projection: $50 million, +/- $10 million. Almanac Profile
2. Barack Obama. Last Ranking: 2
The He's trying to run an unconventional campaign with conventional (but talented) strategists. Something will give, and soon. By the way, Michelle Obama reminds us a lot of Hillary circa 1992 -- an accomplished woman who will be a challenge for the campaign to manage -- which means she'll probably be more of an asset than somein the media believe. Fundraising projection: $20 million, +/- $5 million. Almanac Profile
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Hillary Is very good at blaming Someone Else.
When Bill Clinton Was in office She was given the task of a national health care plan.After eight years in office no plan. We all can assume that she will not take any of the blame for this.
Citizen | 03.06.07 11:26 AM
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no one should vote for hilary cliton. I am all for a woman president but i dont think she should be one. i would rather be hung then see her president
pooja darohd | 07.09.07 08:42 PM
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