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Dee Dee Myers: I think the problem for Hillary Clinton has been how do you distinguish yourself from your opponent? How do you run a…

On the recordFebruary 24, 2008
I think the problem for Hillary Clinton has been how do you distinguish yourself from your opponent? How do you run a tough campaign that draws distinctions and takes on somebody who's really competing hard against you without coming across as coming too edgy, too unlikable, too b-word, to be electable.
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Dee Dee Myers
California

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Dee Dee Myers analyzes the difficulties Hillary Clinton encounters in differentiating herself from Barack Obama.

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