More Attacks As The Poll Trends Continue

December 12, 2007

New York Times: "The remarks represented the most direct criticism by a top official in the Clinton campaign." [New York Times, 12/13/07]

New York Post"HYPOCRISY 101: CLINTON CAMP USES COLLEGE TACTIC IT RIPPED" : "After hitting Barack Obama's campaign hard for his bid to get thousands of out-of-state college kids at Iowa colleges to vote for him, Hillary Rodham Clinton's team launched its own effort to urge students to take part in the caucus on Jan. 3." [New York Post, 12/13/07]

Washington Post: "With three weeks before the caucuses, Clinton's advisers are stepping up their criticism of Obama" [Washington Post, 12/13/07]

Newsday: "Using a curious tactic in a Democratic primary season dominated by liberals, Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday accused Barack Obama of being too far left to be elected president...The attack, coming as a surprising new ABC News-Washington Post poll showed her national lead over Obama widening to 30 points, is part of Clinton's strategy of portraying Obama as too inexperienced to run for the White House." [Newsday, 12/12/07]

New York Sun: "Hillary Locks and Loads" [New York Sun, 12/12/07]

Andrew Sullivan: "Again: this is the politics of fear." [Andrew Sullivan, 12/12/07]

Washington Times: "Clinton and RNC on same page about Obama" [Washington Times, 12/11/07]

On Call: "Third Clinton Volunteer Knew Of Smear E-Mail" [On Call, 12/10/07]

Washington Post: "For months, Hillary Rodham Clinton largely steered clear of criticizing her Democratic rivals. No longer." [AP, 12/6/07]

New York Post: "Hillary's Ugly 'Joke'" [New York Post, 12/6/07]

Congressional Quarterly: "How Far Will Hillary Clinton Go?" [CQ, 12/6/07]

Washington Post: "Once, Garry Thomas counted himself a Hillary Clinton supporter -- even signing up to be one of her 25 co-chairs in Iowa alongside with former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack. But Thomas now says he felt obliged to switch sides in recent weeks. 'I think the Clinton campaign went negative,' Thomas said in a telephone interview on Thursday." [Washington Post, 12/6/07]

Talking Points Memo: "Hillary Campaign Acknowledges That County Chair Backing Hillary Passed Along Obama Muslim Smear Email" [TPM Election Central, 12/5/07]

The Nation: "Clinton Campaign County Chair Pushing Obama Smear" [The Nation, 12/5/07]

NBC's First Read: "Hillary volunteer sends anti-Obama email" [First Read, 12/5/07]

Days since Senator Clinton promised she was not interested in attacking Democrats:183

Days that Senator Clinton has spent attacking Democrats since making that promise:179

"I'm not interested in attacking my opponents, I'm interested in attacking the problems of America..."
As her lead in the polls shrinks, Senator Clinton's flagging campaign grows more desperate each day. This web site will chronicle and rebut the increasingly desperate attacks and accusations being produced by the Clinton campaign.

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What Iowans Think

Which Candidate is the most negative?
Hillary Clinton	21%
John Edwards	9%
Dennis Kucinich	9%
Barack Obama	8%
Joe Biden	3%
Mike Gravel	3%
Christopher Dodd	3%
Bill Richardson	3%
None/Not sure	43%
Source: The Iowa Poll [Des Moines Register, 12/2/07]

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