Would Clinton or Obama be the stronger foe against McCain?
8. This is the big question that every superdelegate is trying to answer, as are strategists gaming out McCain’s prospects in a general election. At this point, there is as much confusion as consensus. Start with the assessments of Republican strategists. “For the entire campaign I had thought [Obama] would be, but these last few weeks have me rethinking that,” noted Tom Rath, a New Hampshire Republican who was in Mitt Romney’s camp. “Her resilience and toughness [are] impressing me.”
“It’s a tossup,” Newhouse wrote. “I wasn’t looking forward to facing the Obama of two months ago, I’m more encouraged about facing him now, and wonder what the next few months of scrutiny might bring.”
“A week ago, I would have said Obama,” wrote Nelson, who left as McCain’s campaign manager last summer. “Today, I don’t know…..
Those who say Clinton cite her steadiness, her toughness, her resilience and her ability to deliver a strong message on the economy — a McCain weakness. “She is like a blue-chip company stock price,” one strategist said. “Everything is known, and it’s all built into the price. So if she’s beating McCain now, there’s a good degree of certainty she can beat him in the fall.” This debate will continue until the Democratic nominee is known — and perhaps beyond.
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