Chris Matthews: Hillary Clinton 'rejected' even if she wins Iowa; McCain not even if he loses

[Eric J in MN]

Run time: 02:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYObX2AE-Gs   Posted on YouTube: January 03, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: January 04, 2008 By DU Member: Eric J in MN Views on DU: 627

 
Chris Matthews says that if John McCain loses in Iowa with 18%, then he might be a "hero" for doing so well.

But he says that if Hillary Clinton wins in Iowa with 33%, then she's been "rejected" by 2/3.

[chascarrillo]

1. What's the emoticon for "facepalm"? nt

[Yael]

2. Who, MSNBama?

Nah. They have their candidate...

[MindMatter]

3. It is an expectations thing.

Hillary entered Iowa playing the "inevitable" card. That thing is long gone, and it isn't clear she can get the momentum back. It will be very interesting to see what happens in NH.

McCain is a different story. It was Romney who spent all the money there. McCain entered Iowa with a washed up campaign that everybody was writing off. He had little money and lots of turnover inside his campaign. It is hard to call a 13% 3rd or 4th place finish a victory, and I didn't hear Matthews say that. But the big difference is that there are a lot of fundies in Iowa to pump up Huckabee. Nobody expects him to do well in NH. That ought to be a good place for Romney, but with Romney losing so badly after spending so much in Iowa, a lot of people may figure he's not the horse to ride. That leaves them looking at POW, and gangster, and a senile old fart. The POW is the clear choice from that bunch.

Now if Huckabee can parlay his Iowa strength into a win in NH, all bets are off.

[efhmc]

4. Welcome to the world for women, because that is what this

type of thinking is about. (I am a Feminist who is for Edwards but I know the score for strong women in the US. We are still second class people.)

[stickernation]

5. tears

immediate tears welled up when i read what you just wrote efhmc.

god damn fucking sexism to hell.