Emotional Clinton on the Trail
07 January 2008 10:27 am by Taylor Marsh
Emotional Clinton on the Trail updated
Exhausted and facing the prospect of losing the second test of her primary
campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton fought back tears as her voice broke at the
close of a sedate event in a Portsmouth coffee shop.She expressed the sheer difficulty of heading out to the trail each day —
“It’s not easy,” she said — and suggested she faced “pretty
difficult odds.” … ..… .. The questioner, Pernold, said she’d come to the event “smitten”
by Obama, but that she’s now torn. “Showing that emotion — I really
find it refreshing,” she said.
Like I’ve been saying, tap into voters with emotion. It’s the only way to win. To add, people know when something is contrived. There is no doubt that she’s exhausted and the wall politicians usually erect completely falls in this exchange. She shared her honest feelings with the voters, revealing the Hillary people who’ve known her for years says is behind the politician we see every day. It’s a continuation of the “That hurts my feelings,” likability moment during the debate on Saturday, which was delivered so flawlessly. There’s a part of Hillary Clinton that has not been revealed to the public. It’s who she is and people need to meet that part of her. It was a very real moment.
“It was a beautiful moment.” – MSNBC reporter quoting one person in the room
Forgot to put a link to the video. Here it is.
UPDATE: More from the WSJ:
Allison Hampton, a retired teacher who was leaning toward voting for Barack Obama, says she’ll now go with Clinton. “When she broke up at the end, that came from the heart,” Hampton said. “She’s genuine and extremely intelligent.”
