Hillary the prudent
Democrats burning for the inspirational uplift of Barack Obama or the left-leaning edge of John Edwards may not be ready for an authentic moderate.
By Walter Shapiro
March 13, 2007 | NASHUA, N.H. -- The whispered word was that Hillary Clinton would make a spontaneous, unscheduled stop at Swan Chocolates before her speech on Saturday night to the New Hampshire Democratic Party. And the sight of a Fox News satellite uplink truck parked across the street from the downtown Nashua locale underscored how tightly held the secret was.
The scene inside the crowded chocolate shop provided a glimpse of Clinton's strengths as a glad-hander in the intimate environment of the first primary state. Wearing an olive suit over a scoop-neck green sweater, she delivered the smiling banalities of the campaign trail ("Hi, how are you ... Nice to see you ... It smells awfully good in here") with an enthusiasm that appeared unfeigned rather than forced.
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