Attacking Hillary May Backfire
By Susan Estrich
Newt says she’s nasty.
Geffen says she’s ambitious.
The name-calling part of the presidential campaign is clearly in full swing. Next thing you know, someone will tell us she’s not pretty enough to be president, and maybe that will be “news,” too. After ambitious and nasty, could ugly be far behind?
Is this really the best the Clinton critics can do?
If Hillary Clinton were running for Miss Congeniality, she’d have reason to fear the latest rounds of criticism being lobbed at her and her campaign. “Miss United States” may not be in her grasp, but so what?
Since when is being “nice” the basis for being president? Since when does the nicest candidate win?
As Newt surely can tell you, politics is not a nice business. It does not reward those who can’t take the heat, won’t throw the mud back, or are lacking in either toughness or ambition.
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