April 30, 2007
Ford Focus
ORANGEBURG, SC -- A day after their debate, the Dem candidates gathered at the Columbia Convention center ballroom on Friday night for the party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner. The candidates were placed strategically at separate tables, and entered the dinner -- entourage in tow -- at separate times. Hillary Clinton entered the dinner with the largest throng of cameras and reporters, who eventually thinned out as she ate.
She chewed her chicken, as she does everything else, meticulously. Mouth closed, bite by bite, Clinton had trouble making her way through her meal, as she was interrupted by diners. She called someone’s mom on a cell phone, she posed for pictures, and she shook hands. On the other side of the room, Bill Richardson sat with his arms crossed, starring over at the crowd gathering around Clinton.
Harold Ford Jr. was the keynote speaker for the dinner, where he gave a rousing speech on the strength of the Dems' ‘08 field. What he choose to highlight about each candidate served as a telling assessment of the field. He called Joe Biden a great diplomat and said that if GOPers want Hillary, “they must not be very smart.” Ford said Dodd had a “great understanding of how markets work;” and noted that Richardson” supports guns like me. “
Interestingly, he didn’t mention Barack Obama and John Edwards directly --although he briefly mentioned them later at the end of his speech [NORA McALVANAH].
Posted at 01:13 PM
Comments
Looks like Hillary was demonstrating a little star power of her own at this event! Hope Obama didn’t choke when he saw all the attention directed at Hillary!
csh | 04.30.07 01:52 PM
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Mark Kleinman says that Obama "crushed" Hillary at the California Democratic Convention.
goethean | 04.30.07 02:51 PM
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Well, with the spotlight on allegations surrounding Ford's uncle and criminal activity, Ford may not be the most credible surrogate right now.
Eric | 04.30.07 03:12 PM
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And Hillary received the most applause / ovations at the National Jewish Democratic Council last week:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1177591152444&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Not to mention she still leads in every single national poll ever conducted with the exception of one which is a statistical dead heat.
Or her perfromance at the deabte last Thursday which was much better received than Obama's weak performance.
csh | 04.30.07 03:14 PM
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> Not to mention she still leads in every single
> national poll ever conducted with the exception
> of one which is a statistical dead heat.
Unfortunately for her, the election is not tomorrow.
goethean | 04.30.07 04:18 PM
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I've lurked on the right blogs and the readers are praying for Hillary or Edwards.
they are concerned enough about Obama to discuss changing their voters id to dem to vote for Hillary and keep Obama from getting it. they think if Obama wins the nomination they stand no chance of winning. with either Hillary or Edwards they think they will keep the white house.
This is just what I have read from readers comments.
vwcat | 04.30.07 06:09 PM
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Any republican who is afraid of an Obama nomination did not catch Obama's performance in the debate last Thursday - he, by all accounts, gave a less than stellar performance.
Hillary is the one that the GOP is afraid of - considering how many times she has beat them before (remember Rick Lazio?)
csh | 05.01.07 09:55 AM
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