http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/10/hillary-campaigns-for-obama-declines-to-attack-palin/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:14:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/10/hillary-campaigns-for-obama-declines-to-attack-palin/#comment-13039 Venise Alstergren Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-13039 In my honest opinion, today's love of 'Celebrities' will work against Obama. Yeah, it's a good idea for the Dems<br />to project themselves as solid and fiscally reliable. To reflect stability. Regrettably this is perceived as boring by a huge slice of the voting public. Whereas Sarah Palin's sudden appearance out of nowhere-as I imagine a lot of the voters think of Alaska-together with her aura of stardom has made her an instant celebrity.With a massive<br />dose of hindsight I think Hillary Clinton might have been the one to take Palin on. Say what you want about Hillary, but she too has star power. As I said, my hindsight is functioning very well. In my honest opinion, today’s love of ‘Celebrities’ will work against Obama. Yeah, it’s a good idea for the Dems
to project themselves as solid and fiscally reliable. To reflect stability. Regrettably this is perceived as boring by a huge slice of the voting public. Whereas Sarah Palin’s sudden appearance out of nowhere-as I imagine a lot of the voters think of Alaska-together with her aura of stardom has made her an instant celebrity.With a massive
dose of hindsight I think Hillary Clinton might have been the one to take Palin on. Say what you want about Hillary, but she too has star power. As I said, my hindsight is functioning very well.

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