Hillary Clinton does not have the Rudy Syndrome
Tonight, Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Presidential Primary for the state of Michigan. This victory comes on the heels of a solid win in New Hampshire a week ago over rival candidate Barack Obama. But, only days before New Hampshire, many people wrote off Clinton's campaign because of a sound defeat in Iowa five days earlier.
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has been the default front-runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination for nearly a year now. She raised and spent tens of millions of dollars to maintain the perception that she was unstoppable. She even relied on public appearances by former President Bill Clinton, Hollywood celebrities, and local, state, and national elected officials to stump for her seemingly certain victory. That is, until Iowa.
Twelve days ago, Senator Clinton lost big to Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) in the Iowa Caucuses. As they are wont to do, political pundits and the media deemed Senator Clinton finished and Senator Obama was anointed the Golden Child and the heir apparent to the Democratic party throne. Senator Clinton might as well have announced she was withdrawing from the race with the negative way in which she was portrayed by the press. However, she did not give up and she did not quit. No, she did what Rudy would do.
Senator Clinton probably felt like crawling under a rock and licking her wounds after a surprising and sound defeat in Iowa. But, instead, she came out fighting. Some say a rare moment of emotional vulnerability helped her appeal to voters in New Hampshire. Some say Senator Obama's supporters simply got too confident and failed to come out for the New Hampshire election. Regardless, Senator Clinton managed to work her way back to the top of the results in New Hampshire. And, although the results in Michigan tonight are irrelevant due to some internal party bickering, Senator Clinton has demonstrated a trait we should all emulate: she did not give up when it looked like all hope was lost. Rather, she worked harder than ever to come from behind to silence critics and return to her front-runner status. Another inspiring demonstration by a person who does not have the Rudy Syndrome.
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has been the default front-runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination for nearly a year now. She raised and spent tens of millions of dollars to maintain the perception that she was unstoppable. She even relied on public appearances by former President Bill Clinton, Hollywood celebrities, and local, state, and national elected officials to stump for her seemingly certain victory. That is, until Iowa.
Twelve days ago, Senator Clinton lost big to Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) in the Iowa Caucuses. As they are wont to do, political pundits and the media deemed Senator Clinton finished and Senator Obama was anointed the Golden Child and the heir apparent to the Democratic party throne. Senator Clinton might as well have announced she was withdrawing from the race with the negative way in which she was portrayed by the press. However, she did not give up and she did not quit. No, she did what Rudy would do.
Senator Clinton probably felt like crawling under a rock and licking her wounds after a surprising and sound defeat in Iowa. But, instead, she came out fighting. Some say a rare moment of emotional vulnerability helped her appeal to voters in New Hampshire. Some say Senator Obama's supporters simply got too confident and failed to come out for the New Hampshire election. Regardless, Senator Clinton managed to work her way back to the top of the results in New Hampshire. And, although the results in Michigan tonight are irrelevant due to some internal party bickering, Senator Clinton has demonstrated a trait we should all emulate: she did not give up when it looked like all hope was lost. Rather, she worked harder than ever to come from behind to silence critics and return to her front-runner status. Another inspiring demonstration by a person who does not have the Rudy Syndrome.
I must say it looked like Hillary Clinton was a done after Iowa. Although I don't agree with her on all the issues, I do admire how she has remained strong and not let gender or other issues get in the way of her progress. She is polarizing, and a lot of people really don't like her, but she is certainly an inspiration for setting a goal and going for it. It seems like she has wanted to be president all her life!
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