From: Gene McAloon 

On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 10:37:14 +0200, Phil Payne
 wrote:

>"I can't imagine we would have had half the draw without her," national
>Democratic fund-raiser Peter Buttenweiser said of Clinton's recent
>appearance in Philadelphia for Rep. Joe Hoeffel, D-Pa. Hoeffel walked away
>with $325,000 for his uphill battle to unseat four-term Republican Sen.
>Arlen Specter"
>
>Hmmm.

Hmmm what? That she is popular with Democrats is a given. As such she is
good for fund raisers, especially fund raisers for local Senate candidates
running against Republican incumbents where getting a paying crowd can be
difficult.

The article you reference is a good one actually. It points out that
although her public persona is that of a flaming liberal (the way the right
likes to portray her), in reality she is not. Although her voting record on
the litmus test stuff is good, in some respects she has bent over backwards
to accommodate Republican moderates in the Senate. That makes her popular
in that house with both Democrats and many Republicans. If she should ever
run for and win the presidency, she would have good support in Congress
from both parties with as always the exception of the far-right extemists.

If ever the Republicans manage to rid themselves of their reactionary right
wing, a Clinton presidency could be very popular and productive.

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