Word: kamber
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...dozen Democratic heavyweights interviewed, only one is willing to be quoted by name; the others fear alienating Clinton or have yet to see how they might collectively engineer an alternative candidacy. The lone exception is Victor Kamber, a well-regarded Democratic consultant who supports Tom Harkin but whose analysis nonetheless is credible since it fairly reflects what the others say privately. "We've been optimistic because we've been able to anticipate a general-election campaign that is truly a referendum on Bush's first term," says Kamber. "If that changes, if our nominee's character or fitness...
Clinton is "getting a lift now," Kamber continues, "a result of a backlash against the media. But the issue will be back in the fall. When more names surface, Bush will turn the focus to family values. The idea that if Hillary forgives him, the rest of us will, or should, is not how it will play. If the polls are right and the 14% of the electorate who say they won't support a womanizer actually vote against Clinton because of his problems, well half of that percentage is usually the difference in presidential elections. We'd probably have...