ALBANY, N.Y. -- Cindy Sheehan, who became the face of anti-war sentiment after her son died in Iraq, urged war opponents to thwart Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's political aspirations unless she comes out against the conflict.
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I like this.
This definitely pins Hillary up against her own end zone. By painting Hillary into a corner on this war, it forces Hillary to choose which just which camp she wants to be in, before her Senate race.
If she chooses the anti-war camp, she will be viewed as being cast in the Deaniac/MoveOn.Org mold. If she chooses the pro-war stance, she risks alienating that wing of the Democratic party. So far, the Clinton and her "image-making" team have been content to criticize the basis for going to war, but stop short in calling for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
Should she be forced to choose the anti-war camp, she will sail to victory in the 2006 NY Senate race; but will have a hard time reversing herself in the 2008 Presidential campaign, without absorbing an enormous amount of criticism . The GOP would most definitely throw that back at her, if she were to re-triangulate.
Should she opt to maintain her current stance (not calling for immediate withdrawal), she risks losing support of the entire left-wing faction for both races. This is not so much of a concern, in the Senate race, but will definitely affect her Presidential run.
Maybe Cindy isn't so bad after all. Go, Cindy Go!
Say!!!
You don't think Karl Rove is behind all of this, do you?
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