Hillary on the Way Down

David Kurtz (at Josh Marshall’s blog) makes some observations about Hillary’s latest campaigning.

Race has been the subtext of much of Hillary's argument for her own electability. But now she's thrown it right out there in the open: Obama can't win because he's black. Vote for me instead.

You don't have to believe that Hillary's a racist (I don't) to conclude that a combination of the rigors of the campaign trail and her own powerful ambitions have clouded her judgment and curdled her spirit. It has certainly soured what had been a historic relationship between the Clintons and the black community.

Hers is not an appeal we'd tolerate from a Republican candidate, nor should we from a Democrat, no matter how sterling her progressive credentials might otherwise be.

There's been a lot of talk about the damage Hillary will do to the party by staying in the race this long. Perhaps she should consider the damage she's doing to herself.

  TPM

I think people (Democrats) have been willing to give Hillary way too much benefit of the doubt all along. Campaign rigors have not clouded her judgment. Judgment is what you use during campaign rigors, and hers has been very bad. She’s had the same judgment for many years, she’s just now facing the very real prospect of missing the boat she’s been expecting to sail on. That’s why she’s turned ugly. It’s easy to be gracious when you’re winning. The test of character comes when you’re not.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.