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Clinton Shifts Closing Argument in Final Days

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December 29, 2007 3:23 PM

ABC News' Kate Snow and Eloise Harper Report:

Sen. Hillary Clinton has shifted her message in the final days leading up to the Iowa caucuses. For the past three days Clinton has focused on the change that she has brought in her 35 years, but today Clinton delvered the message that she can win.

"The questions come down to two (things) who is ready to be president on day one" and "who can run a winning campaign.".

Clinton walked on stage with Ohio Governor Strickland - and later announced that "we're going to win Ohio."

"I will stand up and wage a winning campaign" Clinton said "I will have a breadth and depth of support unmatched by any candidate. You know I'm running against three current senators and one former senator. I think the most that the three others have is one other senator supporting them. I have nine."

Clinton continued saying "I have people acros this country who have been elected in tough states for the democrats and they know how to win and they believe that I am the best person to win for the democrats."

Clinton, for the past three days has been listing all of the ways she has brought change - today she tried to make the case that she can win.

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And we are supposed to forget entirely about Travelgate, Whitewater, lost billing records, the Rose law firm, the Lippo Group, Johnny Chung, Harold Ickes, miraculous cattle-future winnings and lying under oath. So selective is our memory supposed to be that we are asked to credit Mrs. Clinton as a kind of co-President during her husband's eight years, while her husband blocks public access to his Presidential records that might let us examine her actual contribution.


Posted by: bethany | Dec 29, 2007 4:08:26 PM

Even Pat Buchanan says it's smart of Hillary to not release White House records right now and he would do the same in her position. They'll be released some time next year anyway.

Yes you can forget about the "gates". Remember how all that money was spent to find out that the Clintons didn't do what they were accused of. Whitewater was a joke - waste of time and our tax dollars. So was Clinton's impeachment.

We can be so judgemental. Impeaching a president for lying about sex was absurd. Bush should be impeached but sadly the Democrat leaders in Washington said no - big mistake.

As a moderate I agree with Pat Buchanan "Invading Iraq was the greatest blunder ever in American foreign policy."

Hillary shouldn't have voted for it but if she hadn't you hate mongers would have her throat.

Posted by: Jee Wilson | Dec 29, 2007 4:57:47 PM

Hillary Rodham Clinton will be elected President.

She will be re-elected President in a historical landslide because her greatness as a leader and a person of vision will be realized by the majority of the country.

She will go out a better President than Bill, certainly better than either of the Bushs.

Deal with it!

Posted by: Jee Wilson | Dec 29, 2007 5:02:02 PM

Not since John and Abigail Adams has the American political stage been graced with a power couple as brilliant and dynamic as the Clintons. They are giants astride the nation's history and their main act is yet to come. Republicans had best reach for their smelling salts and get used to saying Madam President.

Posted by: ArtinRI | Dec 29, 2007 5:04:31 PM

What I want to know is will Hill and
B. J. (Billy Jeff) bring back the
silverware, rugs etc. that they
thieved the last days of their co-
presidency?

Posted by: daryl3000 | Dec 29, 2007 5:08:21 PM

Those "good years for our country" allowed al quaida all the time it needed to gain enough strength to humiliate the greatest country on earth. Yeah bill, thanks bunch :(

Posted by: beth | Dec 29, 2007 5:10:34 PM

Washington, DC –Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2007 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list includes Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY): In addition to her long and sordid ethics record, Senator Hillary Clinton took a lot of heat in 2007 – and rightly so – for blocking the release her official White House records. Many suspect these records contain a treasure trove of information related to her role in a number of serious Clinton-era scandals. Moreover, in March 2007, Judicial Watch filed an ethics complaint against Senator Clinton for filing false financial disclosure forms with the U.S. Senate (again). And Hillary’s top campaign contributor, Norman Hsu, was exposed as a felon and a fugitive from justice in 2007. Hsu pleaded guilt to one count of grand theft for defrauding investors as part of a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.

Posted by: greg | Dec 29, 2007 5:15:09 PM

And we are supposed to forget entirely about Travelgate, Whitewater, lost billing records, the Rose law firm, the Lippo Group, Johnny Chung, Harold Ickes, miraculous cattle-future winnings and lying under oath. So selective is our memory supposed to be that we are asked to credit Mrs. Clinton as a kind of co-President during her husband's eight years, while her husband blocks public access to his Presidential records that might let us examine her actual contribution.

Posted by: charles | Dec 29, 2007 5:15:43 PM

Not since John and Abigail Adams has the American political stage been sullied with a power-trippnig couple as brilliant and dynamic as stalin, the Clintons. They are giant catastrophes astride the nation's history and their main act is yet to come. Republicans had best reach for their ballots and get used to saying " no more Clintons for President.

Posted by: anti artin | Dec 29, 2007 5:19:31 PM

don't forget about mark penn, hillarys chief strategist for her campaign. he's one of the biggest lobbyists in this country, and just licking his chops hoping for 'the key to the back door of the white house,. he will make karl rove look like a choir boy. you thought bush was secretive, and abused his power, just wait until bill/hillary get in the white house. you ain't seen nothing yet. WAKE UP AMERICA

Posted by: richard | Dec 29, 2007 5:32:57 PM

Hillary is only an indication of the illness that is growing in this country's politics.

Posted by: doug | Dec 29, 2007 5:46:44 PM

Go Hillary, go!!!

Posted by: egblain | Dec 29, 2007 6:12:00 PM

Go so far away we never have to see you again! GO GO GO AWAYYYYYY!!!!

Posted by: BOB | Dec 29, 2007 6:12:55 PM

WE HATE YOU HILLARY! TAKE YOUR CHEATING DERELICT HUSBAND AND GET LOST!

Posted by: Joseph | Dec 29, 2007 6:14:58 PM

Those "good years for our country" allowed al quaida all the time it needed to gain enough strength to humiliate the greatest country on earth. Yeah bill, thanks bunch :(

Posted by: Joseph | Dec 29, 2007 6:16:05 PM

Now how does hillary clinton differ from George Bush ?they both agree on almost every single foreign policy issue.

Posted by: tielblue | Dec 29, 2007 6:20:25 PM

"I think the most that the three others have is one other senator supporting them. I have nine."

What a childish comment!
BTW the reason those 9 senators fell in line early on is probably fearing retribution because they could easily support Biden and Dodd who had been for a long time.

BTW Obama has received another new endorsement from Senator Conrad of ND which Hillary doesn't want other people to know.

Posted by: meg | Dec 29, 2007 6:23:05 PM

Bush administration critics often claim that not since the Nixon administration, has any president been more secretive than George W. Bush. Perhaps that claim is a reflection of the fact that not since the Nixon administration has any president been subjected to more animosity by the media than Mr. Bush. The truth is that while Bush has attempted to keep some matters quiet, he has been no more secretive than any other Chief Executive, and much less secretive than Bill Clinton. The media liked Clinton, but it's hard to find a president who fought efforts to obtain official documents more than Bill Clinton did. How quickly we forget the battles over documents and staff testimony. Remember the classic White House claim before the Whitewater grand jury that aides to Bill Clinton were protected by executive privilege, even though the jury was looking into sex-and-perjury allegations against the president that arose before he was elected? President Bush has never tried to pull that one.

Posted by: Ms.allie | Dec 29, 2007 6:35:51 PM

Ill choose "anyone but Hillary in the caucus, and make her last choice. If it comes down to her anyway, Ill turn away from the party and vote anyone but hillary in the general election. No more of the same old tired misdirection and corruption in our White House.

Posted by: chuckeyref | Dec 29, 2007 6:43:04 PM

Hillary will be a fresh start. (all of the people who worked with her before have left her)

Posted by: tummytickler | Dec 29, 2007 6:44:53 PM

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