Follow Newser on Twitter   Friend Newser on Facebook
Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Hot on Facebook
Guy Buys $123 Safe on eBay, Finds $26,000 Inside Seller tries to get half the cash back, fails »

Wounded Hillary Marches On

As Clinton's campaign falters, morale dips and advisers are on edge

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 24, 2008 5:30 AM CST
Email

(Newser) – With Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on the ropes, morale is low and advisers are screaming at each other in back rooms, the New York Times reports. While the candidate appears resolute, she no longer expresses the supreme confidence she once did and has stopped prefacing sentences with "when I'm president." Some advisers regret using Bill Clinton so much and concede Hillary's race may end after the Texas and Ohio Democratic primaries.

Clinton is taking it day by day, exhibiting “military discipline that has really kicked into gear," one adviser said. But others have noted a wistfulness during public appearances, particularly in her recent debate with rival Barack Obama, when Clinton said, "You know, whatever happens, we’re going to be fine.”

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., stand to leave following the debate at the Austin Democratic Debate in the Recreational Sports Center on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Thursday Feb. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Deborah Cannon, Pool)
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., stand to leave following the debate at the Austin Democratic Debate in the Recreational Sports Center on the University of Texas campus...   (Associated Press)
Clinton in happier days, before the S.C. primary, in this Nov. 27, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, file)
Clinton in happier days, before the S.C. primary, in this Nov. 27, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, file)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., pauses as she speaks during a campaign stop at Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., pauses as she speaks during a campaign stop at Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to her introduction during a campaign stop at Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to her introduction during a campaign stop at Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. (AP...   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on this story.

Hillary takes conciliatory approach in debate
Associated Press

Then health care puts her back on offense
Associated Press

 
Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • presidential debate • Bill Clinton • James Carville • Patti Solis Doyle • Democratic presidential primaries • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Mark Penn • Howard Wolfson

More Newser Stories

How She Came Undone

Candidates Spin Tuesday: Math vs. Momentum

Long Fight Threatens Dems

Fear of Lefty Obama Gets Bill Behind Mac

Clintons Still Seething Over Racist Portrayal
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne