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Top Republican: I'd Rather Run Against Obama And His "National-Security Deficit"
We often hear that Barack Obama is the more electable Democrat in this election. But one high-profile Republican, NRCC chair Tom Cole, begs to differ:
"I happen to think Hillary Clinton is a stronger candidate in the end ... You couldn't raise money against Obama right away like you could with Clinton, that's true, and so maybe by the time you were able to raise money it wouldn't matter. But he's ideologically well to the left of Hillary Clinton, for all his rhetorical gifts, and I also think he's got a national-security deficit. I think she's a plausible commander in chief, and I don't think he is. It may not matter. But those two areas are where we would fight the election, and with McCain, I think we contrast with him very well."
We also often hear, of course, that Hillary would do more damage to down-ticket Dem Congressional candidates. So it's plausible that Cole, who oversees House GOP candidates, has a reason for saying this. But it's worth thinking about.
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