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Jewish World Review August 6, 2007 / 22 Menachem-Av, 5767 Bill Clinton not to meddle with Hillary and Obama feud By Dick Morris & Eileen Mc Gann
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The clearest indication that Hillary's direct and personal attack on Obama last week was a failure is the fact that Bill sounded the retreat in his speech this week at the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). •
Obama boldly stepped out in front of Hillary over terrorism indicating that he would send U.S. troops into Pakistan to find bin Laden and lashed out at Pakistani leader Musharraf's failure to pursue Al Qaeda with sufficient vigor.
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The Illinois senator is running ads in Iowa and New Hampshire and has begun closing the gap with Hillary in these key early states. In Iowa, according to the American Research Group's polling, Obama has reduced Hillary's lead over him from 19 points in June to eight points in July. In New Hampshire, the same organization has Hillary's advantage over Obama vanishing entirely. In April, she was 23 points ahead of Obama. In May, her lead dropped to 19. It was only nine points in June and the race was tied at the end of July. In South Carolina, they have Hillary's losing the lead entirely, going from 16 points ahead in June to four points behind in July.
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Hillary has not bought ads to match Obama so far because she is spooked by his fundraising success. While at the end of June, each candidate reported having a touch more than $30 million to spend in the primary, Hillary's total included $10 million she rolled over from her Senate campaign fund. Obama has amassed a 3 to 2 advantage in funds on hand for the primary raised during the first six months of the race. Since he has four times as many donors as Hillary and fewer maxxed out contributors, his edge is likely to grow. Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes what many in in the media and Washington consider "must-reading". Sign up for the daily JWR update. It's free. Just click here.
© 2007, Dick Morris
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