COLUMN: 01-09-2008

Senator Hillary Clinton's victory in New Hampshire should not be taken as a bellwether of her chances across the rest of America. Much like her election victories in New York, where she never lived before running for the US Senate there, New Hampshire's liberal elites support her based on her political connections and her status in the party rather than based on her being the best candidate to lead her party in the future. Although she may ultimately win her party's nomination, it will likely be based on her campaign's use of underhanded tactics, such as push polling or spreading of internet rumors about her opponents, rather than focusing on a positive message of leading America to a better place in the future. The Clintons have shown that they will do anything to gain and maintain power and no one should be fooled into thinking that they will run an honest campaign this time around.