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Did Hillary's Tears Win the Race?

Posted Jan 9, 08 8:17 AM CST in Politics,  US 

(Newser) – Did Hillary Clinton's emotional waterworks help her win New Hampshire? Some columnists think so. The image of the often-steely Clinton getting teary-eyed in a coffee shop Monday—splashed on newspapers and replayed obsessively on television yesterday—may have been enough to soften her image, especially with female voters, a critical factor in New Hampshire, reports the New York Times.

Some bloggers mocked Clinton's sudden flow of emotion when she fell into second place; others thought the whole episode was cynically planned. But after she lost to two more emotional male candidates in Iowa, it couldn't have hurt. “Over the last week, I listened to you and, in the process, found my own voice,” she told supporters in her victory speech last night.

Sources: New York Times, Slate, New York Times

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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., center, speaks to women at a cafe in Portsmouth, N.H., after become emotional while answering a question from an undecided voter there...   (Associated Press)
Democratic Presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. carries a box of coffee as she and daughter, Chelsea, second from left, visit a polling place on primary day in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to a question from an undecided voter at a cafe in Portsmouth, N.H., Monday, Jan. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)   (Associated Press)
President Clinton wipes his eye while attending a memorial service for the late Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in this 1997 file photo in Washington. Tears are a...   (Associated Press)
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