Today\’s paragraph(s) come to us from Ed Rogers….who, though (I believe) a Republican, has been given a voice at the Washington Post.
Here is what Mr. Rogers has to say about a possible Joe Biden candidacy:
…the Hillary Clinton campaign is limping along as a synthetic, tired, manufactured exercise that appears to be – at best – winning by default. I actually feel sorry for the Clinton surrogates I see on TV. They gamely tough it out as they recite the talking points, deny the obvious, defend the indefensible and pretend there is some energy within the campaign.
In a lot of ways, Biden would be the true anti-Hillary. He is completely uninhibited, he is impossible to script – which makes him seem authentic – and he has a human appeal that everyone can relate to. Clinton, on the other hand, is running a surreal campaign that avoids crowds, media and spontaneity of any kind. She is protecting her lead in the most standard, unimaginative way possible. Compared with Clinton\’s robotic, stiff approach, could having a reputation for occasionally saying the wrong thing and hugging too much work to Biden\’s advantage in an era where voters want the real thing?
I award Ed Rogers Paragaph(s) Of The Day honors, for what I consider a near perfect analysis of Hillary Clinton\’s campaign and Joe Biden\’s prospects.
Well done. Evidently, things are pretty incisive in this Mr. Rogers\’s neighborhood.
