[Dean's World] Andrew Cory: Ok I was wrong

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Posted by Andrew Cory:
Ok I was wrong
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1169430295.shtml


   Waaaayyy back [1]2 years ago, I said that Hillary wouldn't run. [2]I
   was wrong...

   This demands an accounting. Why did Hillary behave in ways I would
   not? First, and most obviously, I failed to account for the fact that
   Senators run all the time. In fact, I'd guess that somewhere between
   60 and 75% of all presidential contenders are Senators. None of them
   ever win. Therefore, we cannot say that Senators are likely to learn
   the lesson that Senators don't win...

   Each of them must therefore think "Well, John Kerry/John Edwards/John
   McCain/Joe Lieberman didn't win, but I'm different, I'm special. I've
   got qualities and experiences that will outweigh the fact that my
   voting record can be (mis) construed to be on the publicly unpopular
   side of hundreds of votes." In fact, it is necessaryto have this sort
   of Hubris in order to be a Senator in the first place...

   I'd now like to go on record as saying that Hillary won't make it past
   the primaries. Of course, my [3]Predictions have been wrong before. So
   we ought not be too shocked to see Hillary Clinton be sworn in late
   January 2009...

References

   1. http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1109081163.shtml
   2. http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/20/clinton.announcement/index.html
   3. http://www.punningpundit.com/archives/2006/05/an_overview_of.html