Every public comment made by presidential candidates or one of their staffer can create a public relations nightmare for the candidate.Case and point, Bill Shaheen, Hillary Rodman Clinton's New Hampshire co-chair and the husband of former governor Jeanne Shaheen, raised questions about the candidate rival’s, Barack Obama past drug use and how it might affect him in the upcoming election. These comments generated a huge media backlash against Clinton who has previously promised a campaign without negative attacks and has chastised her opponents for leading negative attacks against her.
Clinton apologized to Obama for her staffer’s suggestion that he may have sold drugs during a 10-minute discussion at Reagan National Airport and said she was sorry for the staffer remarks. Shaheen, resigned today saying that his comments were not approved by the campaign and he made a mistake.
A mistake, his comments will cost his candidates points in the election and reduce her lead even more as she fights to win the primaries.
Public relations matters everywhere, including presidential campaigns and inflammatory comments from campaign chairmen from States where those type of comments are will live long.
The result Hillary Clinton entered Thursday's Democratic debate in a tight battle for first place. She left in danger of finishing third in the Iowa caucus.
It's not because she had a particularly bad debate. It's just that Barack Obama was far better and John Edwards was slightly better. If their performances are an omen for the caucus results on Jan. 3, Clinton could lose the nomination she seemed to have locked up two months ago.
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