The Case for Hillary Clinton [Hardcover]

Susan R. Estrich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2005

With the Bush era now in lame-duck mode in Washington, all eyes are turning to the 2008 political season-especially those of Democratic voters and machers, who were disappointed in John Kerry's uninspired performance and are casting about for a more galvanizing leader to help them win back the White House. And in that role, argues longtime Democratic strategist Susan Estrich, no candidate even touches Hillary Rodham Clinton, the senator from New York. As Estrich demonstrates, there is no one in the Democratic Party who is as popular as Hillary. There is no one Democrats, and some independents, would trust more in the White House. Both a passionate spokesperson for liberal values and a strong advocate for our troops overseas, she has used her time in the Senate to establish herself successfully as a genuine political powerhouse. And she offers Democrats a once-in-a-lifetime chance to break the White House glass ceiling and be the first party ever to elect a female president of the United States. In an atmosphere where conservative Hillary-bashing is still as virulent as ever, Estrich argues that there's a reason that this principled Democrat still blows away any other potential contender in the early polls for 2008-and that if she should succeed it would be a very good thing for America and the world.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 275 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0641799047
• ISBN-13: 978-0641799044
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,717,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a Republican... and I couldn't put it down..., October 17, 2005

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Erik Hodge "E. Hodge" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Case for Hillary Clinton (Hardcover)

I am a life-long Republican and watch Ms. Estrich on FoxNews, so I picked up this book and read it in two hours... it's well-written and packed with interesting insights and stories about presidential campaigns. I highly recommend it regardless of your political beliefs. Can Hillary win? I hate to break it to all you haters, but she has a shot. Ms. Estrich makes compelling arguments as to how she has transformed into a powerful centrist senator and shrewd politician. I don't think Condi will run, so I'm not sure who we have who can beat her... it's going to be an interesting race in 2008.

P.S. Don't listen to all these overtly partisan reviews, anyone interested in hearing a balanced argument should read this book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I am neither an American nor a woman, but enjoyed this book, July 26, 2006

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Chaika (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Case for Hillary Clinton (Hardcover)

The law scholar and US presidential campaigner, Susan Estrich,is trying her best for making the case for Hillary. I think it very unlikely that the current "Madam Secretary" is running for the next US president against Hillary. If she does, she would certainly be beaten by Hillary. So the Republicans would nominate somebody else such as Rudolph Giuliani and

John McCain. In either case, Hillary would not be easily beaten by either man. Then why not challenging? In my opinion, the time is ripe for Americans to elect the first "Madam President" for a change. Then the rest of world would be willing to listen seriously to what she would say, which is truly inspiring. We have been fed up with what George Bush, Jr. kept saying... His talk is nothing intellligent, but simply bloody and boring. We are planning to translate this book into Japanese so that many other non-English speaking people can share this fascinating book during the 2008 US election.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astute and insightful, October 11, 2005

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Harry goes to Hollywood (Beverly Hills, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Case for Hillary Clinton (Hardcover)

Ms. Estrich's case is smart, funny, suprising and eminently readable. If you can imagine a woman being President, this is a must-read. If you can't imagine a woman being President, this is a must-read.