Many of the Democratic congressmen who ousted Republicans in marginal House districts last year privately express concern about the impact on their re-election prospects if Hillary Clinton is nominated for president.This may explain why John Edwards is currently leading the polls in Iowa, though he's no more electable than Hillary.
Because of the strong possibility that Sen. Clinton indeed will be the party's candidate, these congressmen will not openly express their fears. But they dread her impact from the top of the ticket.
Clinton's opponents don't raise the question in public. But there is such underground talk in Iowa, the state opening the battle for convention delegates, questioning her "electability."
Saturday, September 01, 2007
More Worries About Hillary
There's some nervousness among freshman Dems as reported by Bob Novak:
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