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Clinton Loses Right-Wing Media Allies

As senator looks to her left, conservative bedfellows are bailing

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 16, 2008 7:51 AM CST

(Newser) – The conservative press, once a surprising ally for Hillary Clinton, is turning out to be about as loyal as the Democratic senator should have expected, Politico writes. Though long reviled by the far-right masses, Clinton once had the carefully cultivated respect of some rightish media players like Rupert Murdoch and Matt Drudge. But now even those unlikely supporters are turning from her.

Hillary's romance with the right stems from her refusal to apologize for backing the invasion of Iraq. But her more recent attempts to court Democratic doves have soured Republican admiration. "She certainly ran a more centrist campaign when she thought it was going to be a coronation," says one conservative columnist. Murdoch's New York Post, meanwhile, endorsed Barack Obama in a Clinton-hating screed.

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., makes a campaign stop at Charles F. Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 15, 2008.  Clinton's once cordial relationship with the conservative press has tured more frosty. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., makes a campaign stop at Charles F. Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 15, 2008. Clinton's once cordial relationship...   (Associated Press)
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer News Corporation, USA, speaks during a  panel session on the second day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008. The mogul's pet New York Post endorsed Barack Obama, a slap in the face...
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer News Corporation, USA, speaks during a panel session on the second day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland,...   (Associated Press)
Matt Drudge, once something of a supporter of Hillary Clinton if not a fan, chronicled her fall as happily as he had charted her rise.
Matt Drudge, once something of a supporter of Hillary Clinton if not a fan, chronicled her fall as happily as he had charted her rise.   (Getty Images)
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