Hillary is in an enviable position. She holds a commanding lead heading into the Democratic nomination process -- which makes her a natural target of her seven rivals. Yet, she and her supporters hold a get-out-of-jail card.
“John Edwards, specifically, as well as the press, would never attack Barack Obama for two hours the way they attacked her,” claimed Geraldine A. Ferraro. “It’s O.K. in this country to be sexist, It’s certainly not O.K. to be racist."
The idea that Obama wouldn't be 'piled on' by the other candidates because of his partial african ancestry was clear. And, that Hillary, a member of the fairer sex, should also be exempt from such attacks from rivals was equally clear.
While each of the opposing camps will deny that sexism was their motive, it comes down to a case of 'he said, she said'.
Since there is no defense against a claim of sexism in such a case -- other than to lamely protest -- expect to see Hillary's opponents spreading their attacks around, weakening each other instead of Ms. Clinton.
It would appear that Hillary's campaign has found a way to attack all seven of her main rivals with a single attack, effectively nullifying their 7:1 advantage in piling on.
Welcome to the new Rules of the Game.
Advantage: Hillary
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