Clinton Campaign: Hillary would win in a landslide if the election were tomorrow

November 15, 2007 · Filed Under Politics, U.S. News

Mark Penn, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) chief strategist, said Thursday that the Democratic front-runner would get 360 electoral votes if the election were held tomorrow and she faced former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R).

Penn, in a campaign memo, said the results would be similar regardless of which of the top Republican candidates Clinton would face.

Ahead of Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate, the memo is a rallying cry for Clinton supporters. The former first lady has undergone her first major crisis in the race following a shaky performance at the last debate.

However, Penn paints the race as Clinton holding steady atop the polls while her Democratic rivals have to resort to “aggressive personal attacks.”

“The voters are looking for someone who has the strength and experience to lead, and little has changed in the last few weeks outside of the massive media coverage of the attacks,” Penn stated.

I’m betting that Hillary puts on a pretty good showing in tonights debate. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Obama get knocked down a few pegs tonight. He’s been shredding Hillary all week long, so it should be interesting.

-Samantha Giles