Clinton Supporters Can Say I told You So in Obama vs. Palin

After the DNC opted for Barack Obama over the experienced and tested Hillary Clinton, her supporters have to be standing back and smiling wryly to themselves at the latest turn in the general election – they may even be saying, “I told you so.” Jonathon Allen at the Congressional Quarterly puts it this way:

“For all of the political comparisons Sarah Palin will inevitably draw, from New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to former Tennessee Rep. Davy Crockett, there is one Republicans are hoping will stick: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama .

“If they can turn the debate to a comparison of the resumes, records and talents of Obama and Palin — a No. 1 vs. No. 2 argument — their presidential nominee, John McCain , will come out ahead of both, they appear to believe. If it works, the device would elevate Palin’s stature, lower Obama’s and leave McCain’s unchanged.

“Alter summarizes the case for Palin’s experience vs. Obama’s:

“Republicans have taken to pointing out that Palin’s 21 months in the governor’s office and previous tenure as mayor of Wasilla, her small hometown, represent more executive experience than Obama and his running mate, longtime Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., have together. Some add in McCain to the Senate crew for effect.”

In addition to the likelihood of an “I told you so” response to Repubs from Clinton supporters, they might also issue a warning to the GOP: Never underestimate the power of misogyny in America; it helped knock Hillary Clinton out of the running in the Democratic primary, and left-wing hate-mongers already have their knives out for the younger and more youthful Sarah Palin - they are showing no mercy.

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