Good grief. Here’s Kevin Drum:
Hillary said today that presidential candidates need to pass a “commander-in-chief threshold.” And who’s done that? “I believe that I’ve done that,” she said. “Certainly, Sen. McCain has done that and you’ll have to ask Sen. Obama with respect to his candidacy.” Bingo! Instant TV material for McCain this fall.
Kevin asks:
Now, there’s no question that this stuff sucks. Hillary sucks more on this score since her team has been doing more of it than Obama’s team, but they should both knock it off. That said, though, I have a question. It occurred to me today that primary opponents attack each other all the time, and yet I don’t remember ever seeing a general election ad taking advantage of that. Once the general election starts, nobody seems to think it’s worthwhile trying to make hay out of old attacks.
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