January 28, 2008 02:53 PM ET | Mashek, John | Permanent Link
The message from South Carolina Democrats last Saturday could not have been clearer: Bill Clinton is on the verge of ruining his wife's campaign.
Or even if she survives the primary, she has already been weakened for November and the general election, especially if the Republicans nominate John McCain.
If you think that verdict is too harsh, Clinton got just over 25 percent of the vote. Yes, Barack Obama had the advantage of a huge African-American vote, but her showing was still dismal.
The former two-term president was all over the Palmetto State, blistering Obama and the press for their treatment of his wife.
With the Clintons, when they are wrong, it is always someone else's fault, never theirs.
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