Hillary Made Obama a Better Candidate

Wall Street Journal by Lanny J. Davis | Oct. 17, 2008 (Opinion)
Democrats should be glad she stayed in the race.

The anti-Hillary Clinton pundits were sounding the theme a few months ago that by staying in the presidential race through June 3, the former first lady was a divisive force that would irreparably harm Barack Obama's chances of capturing the White House.

But now Mrs. Clinton's decision to stay in the race until the last primary has been vindicated. Mr. Obama is a stronger candidate today thanks to Mrs. Clinton's pursuit of the Democratic ... Full Story »

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 by David Fox - Oct. 17, 2008

Some good points made about the actual effects of Hillary Clinton bringing up such topics as Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers during the primary, and how this may have both prepared Obama, and nullified the effect of McCain bringing this up now. Still, it's clear this was written by a strong Clinton supporter (disclaimer at the end), and he might be looking at this through that filter of support. Worth reading, though.

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