Iowa Congressman Boswell Endorses Hillary

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bridoc wrote on December 14, 2007 11:18 AM:

I guess he missed the part about her being either just as electable as any other frontrunner or even less electable according to the recent polls and her general election negative numbers boarding on 50%.

He also must have missed the part where her resume is 90% fluff. Maybe he should look past her campaign talking points and really compare the candidates on experience (oh, and judgment informed by past experience while he is at it).

I'm embarrassed for these people who endorsing her based on shallow campaign rhetoric. Seriously, you are an elected official, you should be able to look at the whole picture, not just what they tell you to see.

Anonymous wrote on December 14, 2007 11:31 AM:

And here I thought Favorite Son Vilsack was a "great endorsement"

With "great endorsements" like that, Mrs. Bill should finish fourth, maybe even third

John McCutchen wrote on December 14, 2007 11:32 AM:

The Great Endorsements Wave crested during the October Bums Rush and died with the inevitability campaign

Ni Daye wrote on December 14, 2007 11:43 AM:

Just wait for Harkin to endorse Clinton. When Harkin was fighting for his political life against Ganske, the Clinton's spent all their time and energy help him pull through. Pay back time is here.

of course he may not endorse at all but hard to see he will split publicly from his wife on this issue. Now that his endorsement is truly needed and his family has made an investment in Hillary's candidacy, I find it hard to believe that he will not make one!

Go Hillary!

gqmartinez wrote on December 14, 2007 11:47 AM:

Can I just say that the repeated use of "Mrs. Bill" is rather offensive? It pretty much comes from the same person every time, though they used anonymous this time.

Michael wrote on December 14, 2007 11:53 AM:

Eric, I think you missed the story out of this press conference. With the emphasis from Hillary on electability and the recent Shaheen "drug dealer" gate, one has to take this as an implicit shot at Obama's past (which, from my understanding of the questions asked of Hillary, every reporter present did):

"There are no surprises. There’s not going to be anybody saying, 'I didn’t think of that, my goodness, what’s that going to mean?'"

Disgusting. What a disgusting display. I guess in Hillary-land its not negative if you don't actually accuse the person of being a drug dealer, only "innocently" wonder aloud if someone else might do it and thus hurt is electoral chances.

I hope she comes in 4th in Iowa.

Dave wrote on December 14, 2007 11:58 AM:

Wait, wait, wait. Leonard Boswell is a "great"endorsement? Is there a different Leonard Boswell than the wildly unpopular establishment hack in Iowa? If he didn't endorse HRC, it'd be absolutely stunning.

"Great" endorsement - lol. That has to be a copy-and-paste job from a Clinton press release, though I doubt they'd even have the audacity to call this "great." Just terrible reporting.

bridoc wrote on December 14, 2007 11:59 AM:

@gqmartinez

I consider myself a feminist and would generally agree with you (i.e. I have a problem with women being expected to take the last names of their husbands, and I HATE when people are referred to as Mrs. , I think it is very offensive),

BUT, I think in this case it has some poetic justice, given that she really has based her entire campaign on being Bill’s wife, fluffing her resume with being Bill’s first lady in Arkansas and in Washington, and relying on Bill’s star power and record (the whole remember the 90’s thing) to get anywhere. When more people plan to vote for her because of Bill than because of her “experience”, it shows there is something amiss. To be completely honest, she wouldn’t even be a Senator if it wasn’t for who she is married to, let alone be a candidate (or a viable one) for the presidency. I hate to say it too, because I would love for there to be a female president, but hell, any real feminist would have to cringe (or vomit, cry, scream, whatever) at the thought of history being made in this way, on the coattails of her husband. So, in this instance, I think Mrs. Bill is justified, because that is exactly what her campaign has been built around, and she knows that is the only way she has a chance at winning. I don’t think it was any mistake at all that she stayed with him after his adultery and her public humiliation. At any rate, keeping the Bill after her name certainly saved (started) her political career..

bridoc wrote on December 14, 2007 12:03 PM:

correction to above:

Stupid html formating removed part of it. It ought to read: "I HATE when [women] are referred to as Mrs. [Husband's First Name] [Husband's Last Name]

That is how it should have read, I apologize to anyone confused by the original post..

Dan wrote on December 14, 2007 12:08 PM:

The most important news of the day is that Mike More will not be running for Senate in Mississippi, a terrible blow to Democratic chances.

Ni Daye wrote on December 14, 2007 12:18 PM:

Dan wrote on December 14, 2007 12:08 PM:

- I believe Michael Moore's chance of winning is way overblown if a strong Republican files. By not running, he may be doing us a favor by saving some money. Just my two cents.

TFisher wrote on December 14, 2007 12:29 PM:

Couple of issues:

1. "Fighting for his life?" I've lived in Iowa a long time, including the entire Harkin/Ganske campaign. Ganske never really laid a glove on Harkin. Harkin may like or support Hillary Clinton, but it will not be based on her helping to save him. Senator Harkin has one of the best Democratic state-wide organizations ever seen in Iowa and he is a monster campaigner.

2. Endorsements in Iowa don't mean a whole lot (Just ask Party Chair Dean, who was endorsed by Harkin). To the extent they mean anything, Boswell's is probably the least useful. Everyone, even Democrats who disagree with him on a bunch of issues, loves Boswell and he is an institution. But all that love does not take away that progressives do not agree with many of his votes. If anything, his endorsement will solidify progressive opposition to Clinton.

Braley, however, is a young, progressive up-and-comer. Look to see great things from Representative Braley. One Braley is worth several Boswells.

bridoc wrote on December 14, 2007 12:30 PM:

@ FritzTheCat, no worries!

PS: Why are those stupid intrade prediction markets graphs over on the right? Seriously, could we get worse graphs that were based on crap meaningless "data" (read: people guessing with no concept of reality) if we tried? Seriously, the 1 yr out general election polls are sketchy enough, do we really need to be asking people what they think is going to happen and then graphing it as something meaningful? Laammmeee

Jeffro Bodean wrote on December 14, 2007 1:14 PM:

As a Central Iowa liberal, I could save a lot of time on politics by just watching everything Leonard Boswell does and then doing the exact opposite. He would get my vote for being the poster child of a Democratic Party without a spine.

Frankly, I'm so disappointed with the Dems of late that I will be sitting out the caucuses. I will vote D in November. I went headfirst for Edwards in 04, but I now see him as just another of the Democratic opportunists who are good at taking courageous positions when there's little at stake. Sorry to vent.

Henry wrote on December 14, 2007 2:13 PM:

As another Iowan, I agree with everything TFisher wrote above. Boswell's endorsement of Hillary is no surprise, nor will it be if Harken endorses her. Now, if Harken would endorse Obama or Edwards, THAT would be news.

TFisher is also on the nose about Braley. From the other side of the state, I didn't even notice him during the run up to his election in '96. But I've sure noticed him since. He will undoubtably take Harken's or Grassley's place some day. (Though, perhaps Culver might want to take his Dad's old seat when Grassley steps down.)

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