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Clinton 2008 Looks Oddly Like Gore 2000

Frontrunner forces warmth and seems too calculating, Rich says

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2007 10:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton is riding high in the polls now, but so was Al Gore around this time in 2000, Frank Rich warns. Worse, the New York Times columnist says, Clinton displays an alarming number of the ex-VP’s worst qualities as a campaigner. During TV... Read full story »

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Frontrunner forces warmth and seems too calculating, Rich says

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