Hank Sheinkopf
Hank Sheinkopf
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She needs to spend a lot of time in portions of the state who match the profile of those in the Midwest, which she will need if she runs for president in 2008. If she can win them over in New York, she can win them over in Ohio.
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She needs to do better with white Catholic men from the Midwest.
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What it says is that in many ways Hillary Clinton is still a polarizing figure.
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It's normal for candidates to try to get their financial houses in order before announcing.
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It's tactically smart. He knows he's not going to get on the ballot through the convention and he doesn't want to give it any credibility.
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It's a lot of money. She has a reputation; she commanded a high price. But this is not a presidential campaign. A typical amount is $12,000 to $15,000 for a campaign manager. For a consultant to do specific tasks, a lot less.
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It's another way to fuel speculation, to see what the interest levels are. It's another step on the road to a formal declaration.
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It's a continuation of the destruction of the Republican Party on Long Island - once in control of everything and now mostly in control of nothing.
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Clearly, what he did at D.M.I. was to prepare for a mayoral run, and to sound out themes of a mayoral run, ... That's not unheard of, for people to find a sinecure while seeking public office.
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His job is to keep out of her view, and her job is to go after him. By not engaging her, she appears shrill, a voice screaming in the wilderness. It's tactically smart.
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He's an easy target. New Yorkers are centrist by nature. One has to presume Senator Clinton is a candidate for president and the strategic imperative here (in 2006) is to pile up big numbers.
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This would also be consistent with a strategy designed to run up high vote totals in New York in areas of the state where the right will try to tell people that she cannot perform well.
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It certainly surprises people that the governor and his wife and others would use that kind of language. It doesn't help him with Republican voters. He comes across as just another New York politician who doesn't share their values.
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He showed himself to be a wartime leader. He rallied the people and he didn't buckle.