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The '''Hillary Clinton for President Exploratory Committee''' is the organization Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]]'s has set up to begin [[fundraising]] and preparation for a bid for the 2008 [[Democratic party]] Presidential nomination.

The '''Hillary Clinton for President Exploratory Committee''' is the organization Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] had set up to begin [[fundraising]] and preparation for a bid for the 2008 [[Democratic party]] Presidential nomination.

==Infighting==

==Infighting==

According to the ''New York Post'', "serious tensions" exist between Hillary Clinton's Washington-based presidential campaign staff and her organization in New York. "Her New York crew is fighting like hell with her D.C. folks, and it's worse than the normal stuff, real serious tensions...The New York folks are the ones who got her elected to begin with. They've done it and know what to do. The D.C. folks are the 'geniuses' who do 'national elections' and think everyone here is a rube." <ref>[http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/05282007/news/columnists/new_york_d_c__feud_rattles_clinton_campaign_columnists_fredric_u__dicker.htm Feud Rattles Clinton Campaign], Fredric U. Dicker, ''New York Post'', 28 May 2007.</ref>

According to the ''New York Post'', "serious tensions" existed between Hillary Clinton's Washington-based presidential campaign staff and her organization in New York. "Her New York crew is fighting like hell with her D.C. folks, and it's worse than the normal stuff, real serious tensions...The New York folks are the ones who got her elected to begin with. They've done it and know what to do. The D.C. folks are the 'geniuses' who do 'national elections' and think everyone here is a rube." <ref>[http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.php?url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/05282007/news/columnists/new_york_d_c__feud_rattles_clinton_campaign_columnists_fredric_u__dicker.htm Feud Rattles Clinton Campaign], Fredric U. Dicker, ''New York Post'', 28 May 2007.</ref>

According to ''Newsmax'' in June 2007, Hillary Clinton appointed [[Alcee Hastings]], a former U.S. District Court judge who was removed from the bench, as co-chair of the Committee.  Hastings was U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Florida from 1979 to 1989, until he was impeached and removed from office for corruption and perjury. He was only the sixth federal judge to be impeached and removed from office in American history. He ran successfully for the U.S. House in 1992.

According to ''Newsmax'' in June 2007, Hillary Clinton appointed [[Alcee Hastings]], a former U.S. District Court judge who was removed from the bench, as co-chair of the Committee.  Hastings was U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Florida from 1979 to 1989, until he was impeached and removed from office for corruption and perjury. He was only the sixth federal judge to be impeached and removed from office in American history. He ran successfully for the U.S. House in 1992.

==Unelectable polls==

==Unelectable polls==

A concern in the Hillary camp are polling numbers that state Hillary Clinton is unelectable;  a poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research found that 52 percent of Americans will not consider voting for Clinton. <ref>[http://www.contracostatimes.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?articleId=6260144&siteId=571 More than half of Americans won't vote for Clinton], By William Douglas, Contra Costa Times. Retrieved 11 July 2007.</ref> An Electability Poll in which the participants are asked in no certain order, a list of candidates from both parties, whether they would vote for candidate X or prefer someone else.  Recent polling has revealed, of all major presidential candidates from both parties, Hillary Clinton is the only candidate to whom a majority of 52% would not vote for, or would prefer someone else. <ref>[http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/06/28/248165.aspx Poll: Is Hillary Electable?], by Mark Murray, ''NBC News'', June 28, 2007.  Retrieved from MSNBC.com June 29, 2007.</ref>   

A concern in the Hillary camp were polling numbers that stated Hillary Clinton was unelectable;  a poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research found that 52 percent of Americans would not consider voting for Clinton. <ref>[http://www.contracostatimes.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?articleId=6260144&siteId=571 More than half of Americans won't vote for Clinton], By William Douglas, Contra Costa Times. Retrieved 11 July 2007.</ref> An Electability Poll in which the participants are asked in no certain order, a list of candidates from both parties, whether they would vote for candidate X or prefer someone else.  At the time, polling revealed, of all major presidential candidates from both parties, Hillary Clinton was the only candidate to whom a majority (52%) would not vote for, or would prefer someone else. <ref>[http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/06/28/248165.aspx Poll: Is Hillary Electable?], by Mark Murray, ''NBC News'', June 28, 2007.  Retrieved from MSNBC.com June 29, 2007.</ref>   

The poll results show majorities would consider voting for all other major presidential candidates or possible candidates:  

The poll results showed majorities would consider voting for all other major presidential candidates or possible candidates:  

The poll also revealed that Hillary Clinton is the only candidate to whom more voters view her unfavorably than favorably.  39% say they recognize Clinton favorably, while a larger number of 42% say they recognize her unfavorably. By contrast, every other candidate has a net-positive favorable rating:  

The poll also revealed that Hillary Clinton was the only candidate to whom more voters viewed her unfavorably than favorably.  39% said they recognize Clinton favorably, while 42% say they recognized her unfavorably. By contrast, every other candidate had a net-positive favorable rating:  

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The poll has a margin of error of +/- 4%.

The poll had a margin of error of +/- 4%.

[[Image:Obamaflyer.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The flyer attacks Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama over the accusation he “voted to give criminal sexual abusers early release from prison” and claims that he “is a threat to our safety and security.”]]

[[Image:Obamaflyer.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The flyer attacks Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama over the accusation he “voted to give criminal sexual abusers early release from prison” and claims that he “is a threat to our safety and security.”]]

==Accusations of using Willie Horton tactics==

==Accusations of using Willie Horton tactics==

A flyer circulating in South Carolina just prior to the Democratic presidential debate in July 2007 attacking presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) over the accusation that he “voted to give criminal sexual abusers early release from prison,”  <ref>[http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2007/07/24/dems-play-dirty-in-charleston/ Dems play dirty in Charleston], July 24, 2007.</ref> has been attributed to the Hillary Clinton campaign. In the flyer, Obama is compared to former Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis - who came under fire during his 1988 presidential run for his release of convicted murderer William Horton who later committed rape and assault - and claims that the Illinois Senator “is a threat to our safety and security.”

A flyer circulating in South Carolina just prior to the Democratic presidential debate in July 2007 attacking presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) over the accusation that he “voted to give criminal sexual abusers early release from prison,”  <ref>[http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2007/07/24/dems-play-dirty-in-charleston/ Dems play dirty in Charleston], July 24, 2007.</ref> had been attributed to the Hillary Clinton campaign. In the flyer, Obama was compared to former Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis - who came under fire during his 1988 presidential run for his release of convicted murderer William Horton who later committed rape and assault - and claimed that the Illinois Senator “is a threat to our safety and security.”

At the bottom of the leaflet is the statement “Mike Dukakis, Willie Horton, Barack Obama, wrong for South Carolina, wrong for America.”   

At the bottom of the leaflet was the statement “Mike Dukakis, Willie Horton, Barack Obama, wrong for South Carolina, wrong for America.”   

==References==

==References==