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THE PLANK DECEMBER 14, 2007

The Real Loser In Hillary's Iowa Swoon: Vilsack

BY JASON ZENGERLE

Via Drudge (who inimitably tags the link 'OBAMA: HILLARY, WE GOT YOUR PRECINCT CAPTAIN. . .' ), I see that the Obama campaign has posted a YouTube video featuring a former Clinton precinct captain in Iowa who's now supporting Obama.

One interesting note about this: The woman in the video, Susan Klopfer, is from Mt. Pleasant--which is also the hometown of former Iowa governor (and big Hillary supporter) Tom Vilsack. How bad does it look for Vilsack that his candidate is not only on the verge of losing Iowa, but that this prominent turncoat is one of his neighbors? Even if Hillary does manage to pull this thing out, you've got to imagine Vilsack's name isn't going to be too high on her list of potential veep picks.

--Jason Zengerle 

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pretty effective, it looks like a pretty town, typical Americana type environment.

- blackton

December 14, 2007 at 12:19pm

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Let's hope that Vilsack isn't high on anyone's veep pick list. It would look way too corrupt-bargainish.

- WillPastor

December 14, 2007 at 12:46pm

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First, Vilsack failed to help Hillary win Iowa. Now, he's saying she should admit defeat after Tuesday

- Anonymous

June 2, 2008 at 11:46am

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