It does not take long for a career politician to learn a few dirty tricks in a campaign. One of the all time best political dirty tricks was just pulled on Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
We let it leak to her campaign that I have a plan to run as an independent for President if I am not nominated by the Democratic Party at the convention.
The scenario is simple. If I win more states in the primary election, and win the popular vote, and win more pledged delegates than Hillary Clinton, but the SuperDelegates give her the nomination at the convention, then I’ll run against both Clinton and John McCain as an independent candidate for President.
I can only imagine what the leak did to Hillary’s campaign officials. They know what will happen. Just as Ralph Nader cost Al Gore Ohio and Florida in the 2000 general election against George Bush, the same thing is likely to happen in 2008 if I run as an independent candidate.
In fact, there’s even a chance I could win a few states and prevent either Clinton or McCain from winning enough states in the electoral count, so the whole election goes into the House of Representatives.
Who says I’m not experienced or tough enough to play hardball in a presidential campaign?
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