Clinton Opens Up as Obama Clams Up

Hillary Clinton is loosening up, taking questions, and (gasp!) showing emotion as her campaign falls behind in New Hampshire, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama, meanwhile, has become a classic cautious frontrunner. Never a freewheeling, off-the-cuff McCain type anyway, the Illinois senator has now stopped taking questions at rallies or from reporters.  

Clinton, meanwhile, had a sit-down with the press right before Christmas, signaling a shift to greater accessibility. The farther she has fallen, the more open she’s become, sharing beers with reporters, taking questions after stump speeches, even getting teary-eyed. And she still loves talking policy, something frontrunner Obama is leery of. (More Barack Obama stories.)