Rodham Clinton Statesmanship
by Vera H-C ChanFeb 3, 2008
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Is Barack Obama getting all the glamour? Coverage of the Kennedy family endorsement, his David Letterman appearance, and a South Carolina win pushed media coverage and his Search numbers to a new high—double than those of Democratic presidential competitor Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Then again, Rodham Clinton isn't looking for glamour (nor Vogue for that matter either), but for delegates, and so far she leads in them. Her image as an old-guard politician isn't borne out at least according to her January Buzz profile: Her searches have nearly the same proportion of young voters as Obama (22% vs. 24%), and has nearly the same female-male split (52% vs. 53%).
Another tidbit to throw into the whole electability discussion: She pulls in buzz from every state in the union, which no other candidate has done in January. As for how fervent the Super Tuesday states are for Clinton, check out this map showing her Search spread during this primary month.
