“There’s an important thing missing from these highlights: direct criticism of President Obama or those in his team… Clinton’s book was always expected to be an important tell about her 2016 ambitions: If she aired dirty laundry, she probably isn’t going to run (because such criticisms wouldn’t help her with the Democratic base). But if she was 95% positive, she probably is going to run. Well, I think we have our answer here, right? This is someone who’s still involved in politics, rather than an ex-politician who’s ready to dish and tell.”
I will be receiving my book Wednesday, and I can’t wait to read it. Another excerpt:
“I wasn’t alone in getting it wrong. But I still got it wrong. Plain and simple.” — Hillary Clinton, quoted in her forthcoming memoir, about voting to authorize the Iraq war. More from Hillary: ““… I should have stated my regret sooner and in the plainest, most direct language possible. … I held out against using the word mistake. It wasn’t because of political expediency. … [I]n our culture, saying you made a mistake is often taken as weakness when in fact it can be a sign of strength and growth for people and nations.”
Duh. If only she had said that in 2007 and 2008. She gave Obama an opening by refusing to say that.
There are more excerpts at Politico.
MISSISSIPPI–SENATE–REPUBLICAN RUNOFF–Chism: Chris McDaniel (R) 51, Sen. Thad Cochran (R) 48.
GEORGIA–SENATE–REPUBLICAN RUNOFF–Survey USA: Jack Kingston (R) 52, David Perdue (R) 41.
GEORGIA–SENATE–Survey USA: Kingston (R) 43, Michelle Nunn (D) 37; Perdue (R) 43, Nunn (D) 38.
ALASKA–SENATE–REPUBLICAN PRIMARY–Dittman Research: Dan Sullivan (R) 37, Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell (R) 35, Joe Miller (R) 12.
IOWA–SENATE–Loras College: Joni Ernst (R) 48, Bruce Braley (D) 42.
MARYLAND–GOVERNOR–REPUBLICAN PRIMARY–Baltimore Sun: Larry Hogan (R) 27, David Craig (R) 12, Charles Lollar (R) 12 and Ron George (R) 6.
MARYLAND–GOVERNOR–DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY–Baltimore Sun: Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D) 41, Doug Gansler (D) 20 and St. Sen. Heather Mizeur (D) 15.
GEORGIA–GOVERNOR–Survey USA: Gov. Nathan Deal (R) 44, Jason Carter (D) 38, Andrew Hunt (L) 7.
MASSACHUSETTS–GOVERNOR–Boston Globe: Martha Coakley (D) 37, Charlie Baker (R) 32.
PENNSYLVANIA–GOVERNOR–Quinnipiac: Tom Wolf (D) 53, Gov. Tom Corbett (R) 33.
PENNSYLVANIA–GOVERNOR–PPP: Tom Wolf (D) 55, Gov. Tom Corbett 30.
PENNSYLVANIA–GOVERNOR–Rasmussen: Tom Wolf (D) 51, Gov. Tom Corbett (R) 31
RHODE ISLAND–GOVERNOR–DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY–WPRI 12/Providence Journal: Angel Taveras (D) 33, Gina Raimondo (D) 29, Clay Pell (D) 12.