We've got to do better than this, folks.
I think
Armando raises a
good point. A contested primary would be good for Hillary Clinton and Democrats generally. Not only to ensure that real issues, rather than this email foolishness, are discussed. But also because we're going to need to see a first class campaign operation capable of securing victory.
It is fair criticism that this email BS hasn't been handled the way a serious, nimble, agile campaign operation of Obama caliber would do so. I've brought up several times here that questions about Hillary Clinton's ability to manage the sprawling Clinton tentacles are fair. Last August when they fumbled the ball, I wrote this:
Which brings me to my point: if this is the kind of amateurish, stumblebum, Washington centered campaign message the Clinton camp proposes to take into a general election in 2016, then surely we are headed for defeat.
When we last saw them on the hustings, I don't think there was any doubt about her abilities as a candidate. But the folks under her, the folks who have to do the things that make a winning campaign succeed, weren't up to the job. A real, serious, well funded and determined competitor might help expose any weaknesses in the team before we send them forward into the general election.
The only question is who can field such an operation? I don't see anyone at the moment who could do it.
The clock is ticking. By this time in 2007, Barack Obama and his people were already in the field hustling. I mean HUSTLING. Certainly the best rollout of a new campaign I've ever seen. The bar is now set quite high as we have been fortunate to have a top flight operation and a superbly capable candidate for two cycles.
It is too early to judge Clinton 2016 having no announcement as of yet. We need to see what they have planned and how they execute before we can make any serious judgment.
Nevertheless, we know damn well we had better see something much more professional than what we saw from Clinton in the 2008 cycle and more assertive than what weve seen this week. Contested primary or not.
Also, someone please tell Lanny Davis to shut the fuck up. You've got to do better than that. Please.