Some Hillary Advisers Worry About Staying In Past New Hampshire; Others Urge Her To Fight OnBy Greg Sargent - January 7, 2008, 3:53PM
Here's some detail on the internal discussions going on inside the Hillary campaign as they brace for the real possibility of a loss to Obama in New Hampshire tomorrow.
According to a Hillary adviser I spoke to today, Camp Hillary insiders who have been with her a very long time, such as Patti Solis Doyle, are worried about the long term damage that could be done to Hillary if she decides to fight on after a New Hampshire loss, though there's no indication they are yet urging an exit.
"People who are close to Hillary personally are worried about what this is doing to her, what it might do to her career," the adviser says. "This is about protecting her future. That's the way it's being presented. You have a number who are saying to her, `Consider the Senate career.'
"They're worried about the way the media might characterize her -- a woman being on the attack, that kind of thing," the adviser continued. "There's a real debate going on within the campaign." (Solis Doyle didn't immediately respond to a request for comment left through a spokesperson.)
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I thought the crap on Drudge was his typical fantasizing, but it seems there's some truth to it. Talking Points Memo is a highly-respected website of progressive-leaning journalists, led by Josh Marshall. The reporter, Greg Sargent, spoke directly to a Hillary adviser who obviously has knowledge of the internal discussions.
I have not supported Hillary for the nomination, but I find the events of today disheartening. This may sound ridiculous, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a 20 point win for Obama tomorrow. (The Zogby 3-day tracking poll had Obama move from -1 to +10 in one day; that means their data from yesterday had Obama about +30.) As a strong Dean supporter in '04, I hated the idea that Iowa decided everything. It seems like it has again this year.