Snow: Democratic nomination comes down to personality
Tony Snow, former White House press secretary under President Bush, has joined CNN as a political contributor. Snow discussed the 2008 presidential race Monday on "Larry King Live" following an appearance by Sen. Hillary Clinton. startclickprintexclude--> I think it's pretty compelling -- you win the big traditionally Democratic states. If Barack Obama's getting ahead in Republican states, do you have a candidate who's going to be able to propel you to victory? startclickprintexclude--> But on the Democratic side ... you have got this charisma and emotion on the part of Obama. Can people stay in love with him from now until November? If so, it makes him a stronger candidate. If, on the other hand, the more you learn about him, the more you fall out of love, that's a campaign that could collapse. Meanwhile, with Hillary Clinton, you have somebody who is battle tested. You have a political machine. You have a lot of experience. And you're going to have the ability to do whatever it takes to try to pull the party together. If you need that kind of machine operation, I think she does better. |
