A brief history of crying in the New Hampshire primary [View All]

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A brief history of crying in the New Hampshire primary


Oliver Willis: "Crying?"

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but for someone who has been set up as the iron woman of politics and has run a campaign based on that theme, to cry on the campaign trail is kind of ridiculous. I know we have double standards, but the candidates are working within them - Clinton, Edwards, Obama and even on the right. But for Hillary Clinton to now be "choked up" after losing one caucus?

Come on.

Taylor Marsh: Emotional Clinton on the Trail

Like I've been saying, tap into voters with emotion. It's the only way to win. To add, people know when something is contrived. There is no doubt that she's exhausted and the wall politicians usually erect completely falls in this exchange. She shared her honest feelings with the voters, revealing the Hillary people who've known her for years says is behind the politician we see every day. It's a continuation of the "That hurts my feelings," likability moment during the debate on Saturday, which was delivered so flawlessly. There's a part of Hillary Clinton that has not been revealed to the public. It's who she is and people need to meet that part of her. It was a very real moment.

"It was a beautiful moment." - MSNBC reporter quoting one person in the room

Forgot to put a link to the video. Here it is.

Clinton chokes up with emotion, as her eyes mist

by John McCormick, updated at 2:59 p.m. Eastern

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – One does not see Hillary Clinton's eyes get misty in public very often, so there was an instant buzz in the room when she got choked up today in a café here.

The moment, which certainly appeared unscripted, happened near the end of her visit with undecided voters, as she was asked how she gets ready in the morning, how she keeps looking good on the road and who does her hair.

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"I have so many ideas for this country," she said, choking up. "I just don't want to see us to fall backwards."

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In what appears to be an ongoing, subtle reference to Obama, Clinton called President Bush "really affable and personable," before suggesting that his track record did not reflect what he promised he would do in office.

"But if you looked at what he had done in Texas, there was no basis for believing that he would do those things," she said. "I don't think my experience disqualifies me."

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