Poetry Isn’t Going To Work

In the end, I’m not at all certain that Clinton can beat Trump.  He is free-form and anarchic and silly and devastating.  She is rote.  The answer to Dr. Majmudar’s question may involve a simplicity that eludes her.  To Beat Trump, she is going to have to be patient, dignified, self-deprecating, utterly factual and brutally honest (about herself).  Poetry isn’t going to work this year.
—    Joe Klein
From his opinion piece:  “To take out Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton must first stop acting like a politician“
Appearing in:  Time Magazine;  dtd:  March 28, 2016
[Dr. Majmudar’s question was:  “Leaving aside the negative rhetoric and attack ads, none of which have worked so far, can you share with us three specific points of your anti-Trump game plan?”   Just in case you were wondering…    —    kmab]
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On This Day In:
2022	We Just Need Will And Leadership
2021	Standing Next To Anyone?
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2020	Only Now
2019	I Think I’ve Been Blurred
2018	Progress On The Honey Do List
	And It’s Mostly Free, Too!
2017	Both Dismissed
2016	Poetry Isn’t Going To Work
2015	MA Fix
	Getting Better
2014	Actually
2013	Unfortunate Evolutionary Accidents
2012	Tense (Past, Present And Future)
2011	What Is Your Preference?

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