Shortly after Newsweek placed the two Democratic senators on its cover, the magazine’s Jonathan Alter offers in his latest column another justification for supporting Sen. Clinton and/or Sen. Obama in 2008.
But governors, who normally make the strongest presidential candidates,
seem a little irrelevant this time around. They aren’t likely to sound
as credible as senators on the nuances of Pakistani politics or the
readiness of the Third Infantry Division.
The comment is tied to an article about Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, but the implications are clear for the Democratic front-runners.
Alter’s assessment leaves me with two questions. First, would Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama sound credible discussing the “nuances of Pakistani politics or the readiness of the Third Infantry Division”?
Second, are voters likely to care about Pakistani politics and the readiness of the Third Infantry Division?
