POLITICS: HILLARY CLINTON

Friday, February 22, 2008

Sen. Hillary Clinton is apparently bad with money, borrows words from her husband and John Edwards and has an unrefined palate.

She also needs to win the upcoming Democratic primaries to keep her campaign alive next month. When voters in Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont cast their votes on March 4, she will have the opportunity to gain 444 delegates.

Recent Rasmussen Reports show her leading in both Ohio and Texas, which will offer a combined 389 delegates. However, her lead is only by a few points and have actually dropped since last week when she led by double-digits.

Her campaign is looking forward to that day, though, in hopes of reversing the momentum of Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama, who has won ten consecutive contests since Super Tuesday.

Before Thursday’s Texas Democratic debate, former President Bill Clinton told a crowd that his wife’s presidential bid relied heavily on her success in the state and that if she didn’t do well there, it was unlikely she would win the party’s nomination.

When asked by Today Show co-host Meredith Vieira whether she’ll continue her run regardless of the results on March 4, Clinton replied:

“Well Meredith, I don’t make predictions. I never have, I never will. I just get up every day and do the best I can to let people know what I have done, what I am doing and what I will do.”