There are several reasons Hillary Clinton has built what looks like an insurmountable lead in the race for the Democratic nomination: She's been a solid New York senator. She's got a great command of policy. She's got name recognition. And she speaks clearly and in complete sentences. (Sadly that has become a factor. Let's face it: Over the last six and a half years, the Bully Pulpit has been bullied to a pulp syntactically.)
It's also fair to say that hating Hillary is so last millennium. To still dislike her the way many did when she first burst on the scene seems irrational. Hillary is hardly a radical. Her problem with Democratic primary voters is that she's not ideological enough; that she's been too pragmatic.
Still presidential politics is often about the little things that add up to being likable ... or unlikable. And Hillary's still not quite ... likable. But there are things she can do.
First off: Fix that laugh!
Here's Hillary yesterday on Fox News Sunday, one stop during her talk show rounds, followed by an investigation into Hillary's laugh we did last June:
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Hillary's Biggest Problem: That Laugh!
Posted Sep 30th 2007 9:30AM by Mo Rocca
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31. She is soooo phoney.
Lizzy at 1:17PM on Sep 24th 2007
32. Mo,
Hillary is her own biggest problem, ego the size of the whole country, and arrogance beyond that.
The laugh is the way it is because she and Bill are laughing at us. They think all they have to do is show up and its theirs. The American People need to wake up and realize the Clintons are for real, laughing all the way to the bank and to the seat of power they desire most. They don't care about America, AT ALL, just themselves and laughing at us all.
Kent at 1:49PM on Sep 24th 2007
33. ACTUALLY HER LAUGH IS THE ONLY THING ABOUT HER THAT I DO LIKE.
IRONBLUEEYES at 1:40PM on Sep 24th 2007
34. yeah hillary's laugh is annoying. what she is trying to do is get the vote of the hispanics seen as there are more of them then there are any other race in the country,besides whites. one in every 5 people in america are from a hispanic desent. if she wins there side. america is screwed. she is the fakest person i've ever seen and bill didnt do that great running the country so why people would vote for her is above me. if i could vote, i would NOT vote for her. but i cant yet. im only 15
leslie at 8:52PM on Sep 24th 2007
35. Lordy, how I hate it when AOL cuts my posts.
cg2006cinci writes
>>tip your waiter 20%
Captain Negative at 1:56PM on Sep 24th 2007
36.
I wonder what it would be like if the qualifications for a job and for admission to college was based your laugh.
marsha beckerman at 2:03PM on Sep 24th 2007
37. Hillary's laugh is better than Bush's silly giggles.
B Russell at 2:13PM on Sep 24th 2007
38. The EVIL Cruella laugh seems canned - ASK her if she will bring "the furniture" back to the White House if she returns?
sam at 3:29PM on Sep 24th 2007
39. Aw Mo,
Do you think you could edit that laugh into The Laughing Song?
I never get tired of that.
Kimball '08
John Giza at 3:37PM on Sep 24th 2007
40. what? her laugh sounds fine...
Andi at 5:28PM on Sep 24th 2007
41. She just needs a good boning, the high hard one, doggy style with some barking and yelping, she is soooo uptight 'cause Billy Boy is too busy parking HIS pink mustang in someone ELSES garage. Come on over Hillary, I'll burn you down to parade rest and cure you of your communism.
victor58 at 7:08PM on Sep 24th 2007
42. Has any one heard her scream attacking the right? Its the most annoying scream and probably the best tool for her to scare away her entire cabinet ..to take cover or resign
irt2ltee at 5:29PM on Sep 24th 2007
43. Aw Mo,
I just noticed:
The first Hillary hahaha on the Youtube clip is in Iambic Pentameter.
She's smarter than you think.
Kimball '08
John Giza at 6:12PM on Sep 24th 2007
44. I love her laugh. I think it's really sweet. She laughs like my mom. :)
A-Yo Leroy! at 10:36PM on Sep 24th 2007
45. Aw Mo,
The most attractive woman on television,
Norah O'Donnell, has the same laugh.
There are some things you can just live with.
Kimball '08
John Giza at 8:45PM on Sep 24th 2007