Unelectable? Let's hope so. I'm a bit more cynical than Mr. Cost. I think that while hilarious maneuvering is nakedly opportunistic, it does not make her unelectable. She makes the moves openly that everyone admits they are doing also. This make give her more appeal to younger voters as they see this as somehow being more honest. (In a twisted way, it makes sense, she is being politically expedient, and therefore, dishonest but she does so openly which is seen as honest.) Essentially, Americans believe all politicians are crooks, liars and thieves. It's just a matter of who they like the best. One thing about her is that she is a lightening rod for both sides. The mymrdions on the Left will follow her over a cliff if that's where she's going (and it appears she is). I think it possible that she gets the nod for '08 but if you think the last election cycle was nasty, you ain't seen nothin' yet. The conservatives will blast her with every possible salvo they have. Many center voters will be turned off by her and especially when they run ads showing her often revealed nasty side. While many lefty women like her, most women, do not. They do not trust her or like her and that's going to hurt her, perhaps fatally.
In related news, Newt Gingrich seems to be under the impression he should run for president. Newt is about as polarizing and unelectable as Hillary. I'll admit I'd love to see them go head to head in '08 (as long as Newt won) but it's simply too risky. He has much baggage from his stint as Majority Leader and he can't carry the day with that. I'd prefer to see him as Chief of Staff or some other Cabinet level position. It's far too soon to be pontificating about the '08 race (yet I am) but there are some things that are immutable. Personality and image are two.

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