While I'm obviously not a Hillary Clinton supporter, I do think that the national press treatment of Clinton campaign leaves much to be desired. The Clinton complaint that Barack Obama is getting off the hook on the when it comes to health care is legitimate. And the portrayal of Clinton as "angry" has dipped below responsible levels routinely; no one wrote that John Edwards "snapped" at Clinton and Obama when he went on a populist tirade. Local press is better on this score, as they want to write more a bit more about issues and a bit less about the middle school grudge match .
I can't figure out how much of this is due to long-term Clinton-loathing in particular, and how much is due to the cultural backsliding in the treatment of women, but either way, the it's something that needs to be considered before Kay Bailey Hutchison or Stephanie Herseth Sandlen run for President.
