Jay Cost writes:
There is nothing organic to her politics; it all seems artificial. This is the sign of a bad politician. All politicians do the same things. They all change their views. They all move with the political currents. They are all flexible and pragmatic. What differentiates the good politician from the bad one is that you never notice that the good one is pragmatic.
Hillary has been surprising many of her would-be supporters by sounding like a Republican at times - even in the middle of a far-left fundraiser. She was noted moving to the center on abortion and religion and the movements she’s making are anything but subtle.
Cost would argue that this is a sign that she’s a bad politician. The trick here is that all the members of her party are afraid of her because of the enormous political capital they perceive her to have. Many have referred to her at the “elephant in the room” regarding the 2008 primary for the presidential election.
This is a strange paradox that she would be so disregarded by political scientists and so feared by politicians. I suppose in three years we’ll find out exactly who’s right.