In 2008, Clinton's bid for the Democratic nomination foundered because of infighting among her staff and her own less-than-compelling campaign style. Facing a primary opponent who would go on to become the first African-American elected president, she did not emphasize the history-making potential of a female candidate until she conceded the nomination to Barack Obama.
Initially favored to win the nomination, the 2008 Clinton publicly predicted the Democratic primary would be over quickly, by early February. But she blew the Iowa caucus, spending heavily but coming in third. Obama's campaign capitalized on its skill at grass-roots mobilizing, and Clinton's relative weakness, to win 10 further caucuses to Clinton's two.
And Clinton looked ungracious, at best, when former president Bill Clinton compared Obama's South Carolina primary victory to that of Jesse Jackson, the African-American candidate who won the state in the 1980s. She presented herself as an experienced veteran to Democratic voters who, it turned out, wanted something and someone new.
In 2008, Clinton's bid for the Democratic nomination foundered because of infighting among her staff and her own less-than-compelling campaign style. Facing a primary opponent who would go on to become the first African-American elected president, she did not emphasize the history-making potential of a female candidate until she conceded the nomination to Barack Obama.Initially favored to win the nomination, the 2008 Clinton publicly predicted the Democratic primary would be over quickly, by early February. But she blew the Iowa caucus, spending heavily but coming in third. Obama's campaign capitalized on its skill at grass-roots mobilizing, and Clinton's relative weakness, to win 10 further caucuses to Clinton's two.And Clinton looked ungracious, at best, when former president Bill Clinton compared Obama's South Carolina primary victory to that of Jesse Jackson, the African-American candidate who won the state in the 1980s. She presented herself as an experienced veteran to Democratic voters who, it turned out, wanted something and someone new.
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