What Went Wrong? -- Political Wire

What Went Wrong?

Today's must-read piece is a behind-the-scenes look by Michelle Cottle at the fall of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential aspirations.

"Endings are rarely as joyous as beginnings -- and in the case of a long, wearing, and ultimately disappointing campaign, they can be downright brutal. But they also have the potential to be educational, for participants and gawkers alike. So it is that we asked (begged, really) a range of Hillarylanders for their up-close and personal lists of 'What Went Wrong?' Not everyone wanted to play. Many stubbornly pointed out that their candidate is not yet dead. But, on the condition of total anonymity, a fairly broad enough cross-section of her staff responded -- more than a dozen members all told, from high-level advisors to grunt-level assistants, from money men to on-the-ground organizers."

May 16, 2008

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Taegan D. Goddard is the creator of Political Wire, a political column updated around the clock with the most interesting news, buzz and commentary.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country, including the Washington Post, USA Today, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer and Christian Science Monitor.

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