Negative Campaigning

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Some say Hillary Clinton found her voice and it's republican (h/t Oliver Willis).

Well, now we know why Hillary Clinton has gone into Karl Rove territory with her "he's not fit to lead" attacks against Obama : She wants to be on the top of the ticket.

This from CBSTV :

NEW YORK (CBS) ― Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hinted at the possibility of a Democratic "dream ticket" with Sen. Barack Obama.

Speaking on "The Early Show" on CBS, Clinton said "that may be where this is headed, but of course we have to decide who is on the top of the ticket."

Clinton said the race between her and Obama remains "incredibly close," with just "smidgens of difference" between them in both the popular vote and number of delegates.

Unbelievable. She will do what it takes to be in the Oval Office, no matter the consequences.

If this is dirty politics at its worse, I don't know what is. And what's worse, the DNC is all behind the effort.

Photo by Daniella Zalcman

If you don't know what the Kübler-Ross is all about, I am talking about Elisabeth Kübler-Ross who in her book, "Death and Dying", outlined the five stages people go through in order to deal with grief and tragic loss.

1. Denial: The initial stage: "It can't be happening."
2. Anger: "Why me? It's not fair."
3. Bargaining: "Just let me live to see my children graduate."
4. Depression: "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"
5. Acceptance: "It's going to be OK."

The grief model is not a "5 step" program but milestones in a continuum of emotional stages. So if you have a group of people grieving the same loss, they all are not necessarily going to hit those milestones at the same time. Which is why I've been asking Clinton activist supporters the hard question : What if Barack wins?