Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race [Hardcover]

Dick Morris (Author), Eileen McGann (Author)

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Publication Date: October 11, 2005

Dick Morris, who helped President Bill Clinton win re-election in 1996, is the most prominent political commentator today, and one of the most fearless predictors of future trends on the political landscape. In "Condi vs Hillary", he traces the trends that could lead to the political race of the century: a contest between Condoleezza Rice versus Hillary Rodham Clinton in the election of 2008. In this eye-opening new book, Morris contends that Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state in George W Bush's second cabinet, is the only Republican on the national scene with the credentials, credibility, and popularity to lead the Republican Party in 2008. And he outlines how the Democratic Party, fresh from its narrow yet crushing defeat in 2004, is likely to return to its one source of political power in the last several decades - the Clinton family. The resulting race would be a perfect storm of twenty-first-century politics, pitting two of America's most popular - and controversial - women against each other, opening a new era in American politics...and leaving America's future hanging in the balance. With his experience as the Clintons' political adviser, Dick Morris is uniquely positioned to offer pre-game commentary on this match of a lifetime. In "Condi vs Hillary", he reveals how Hillary Clinton has nurtured presidential ambitions for decades, and describes how years ago Hillary enlisted him to take secret polls on her behalf. He reveals what Bill Clinton really thinks of a potential President Hillary, and speculates on the agendas she would further in her campaign. And he contrasts Hillary's record with that of Condoleezza Rice, whom he calls "America's Margaret Thatcher" and whose presidency, he says, would enrage the liberal establishment and "shatter all the glass ceilings in America."

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About the Author

Dick Morris has advised politicians as diverse as Bill Clinton, Trent Lott, and the newly elected president of the Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko. He is also a political analyst on the Fox News Channel, a widely syndicated columnist, and the author of four New York Times bestsellers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Harper; First Edition first Printing edition (October 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060839139
• ISBN-13: 978-0060839130
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,384,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Dick Morris served as Bill Clinton's political consultant for twenty years. A regular political commentator on Fox News and other networks, he is the author of six New York Times bestsellers (all with Eileen McGann) and one Washington Post bestseller.

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History has again proven Dick Morris correct!, November 12, 2008

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James R. Loftis (Canton, Ny United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race (Hardcover)

Anyone who has been paying attention to the 2008 election will gaze in awe at Dick Morris's amazing prescience. Indeed, the race between Hilary Clinton and Condi Rice riveted America. And only a woman of Condi's intellectual depth and personal integrity could save us from Hilary Clinton and become America's first Black president.

49 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real woman, October 12, 2005

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Juvenal (Silicon Valley) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race (Hardcover)

Dick Morris absolutely loathes Hillary Clinton and makes a career out of bashing her whenever he can. But he is convinced she will win the Democratic nomination in 2008 and that she will be a formidable opponent. The only person he thinks can beat her is Condi Rice. I have been saying this for months.

All over America, black leaders are wondering how in hell they are going to explain to their constituents that voting for a white woman from Wellesley will advance the cause of blacks more than voting for a black woman from Birmingham, Alabama. To their credit, many of these leaders will realize that this argument is untenable, a dog that just won't hunt. They will drop Hillary like a hot potato and throw their support behind Condi.

Ironic. The Dems have spent the last 40 years cultivating the black vote. They now get 9 out of 10 black votes. If Condi runs, it could go 9 out of 10 the other way. Think that's an exaggeration? Think again. Recall the jubilation that took place in the "black street" when OJ, a real scoundrel, was acquitted of murder charges. Now imagine the jubilation that will break out in the black street when Condi, a national treasure, is elected the first black President of the United States. The following consideration will be weighed in the mind of every black voter standing in the voting booth on Election Day in 2008: "By my vote I can put the first African-American in the White House; am I going to pass up this opportunity and vote for Hillary instead???"

And then, think about how women will vote. First off, Condi's views on abortion mirror precisely those of the majority of women in America today: she is pro-choice, but in favor of reasonable restrictions on abortion. Second, Condi is living, breathing proof that women can shatter the "glass ceiling" and reach the highest levels of executive power. Finally, as a professional educator who implemented major reforms in undergraduate education at Stanford, Condi will appeal to all the mothers for whom the quality of their children's education is a major concern. Many of Hillary's female supporters will start off vehemently opposed to Condi, but they will quickly realize how hollow their arguments against her sound. They will undergo a sudden conversion and defect to Condi in droves.

And then, think about how the intellectual elite will vote. All we've been hearing for the last 8 years is how "dumb" Dubya is. Well, that argument won't work with Condi. PhD in international affairs; faculty member and provost of Stanford University; concert pianist playing recitals with Yo Yo Ma. This girl's got it goin' on! You want intellectual elite? Condi makes Dominique de Villepin look like a bumpkin from the French countryside. The last time we had a candidate with "intellectual credentials" like this was Woodrow Wilson.

So, it's obvious that Condi can make significant inroads into traditionally Democratic voting blocs. And it's also obvious that she's got the support of libertarian, neocon white males like myself. And it's also obvious that, as 1.) the daughter of a preacher and herself a woman of faith and 2.) a staunch defender of the Second Amendment, she will do well in the red states. One way to sum up Condi's broad-based appeal is to say: Condi is the moderate Hillary pretends to be (see Morris' "Hillary Brand"). She is the Democrats' worst nightmare.

Whom would Condi pick as her running mate? How about another moderate like, say, Bill Clinton? Come on, Bill, dump the ice queen and hook up with a real woman! In all seriousness, the bipartisan choice of someone like Joe Lieberman would be a master stroke.

Condi, you are a person that men and women, blacks and whites, intellectuals and people of faith can stand behind in unison. Your candidacy has the potential to heal many of the divisions that have torn America apart for decades. Run, Condi, run!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is a joke!, January 7, 2008

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Josef "JJG" (Northern New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race (Hardcover)

This is proof positive that anyone can write a book. Mr. Morris' analytical skills are on par with those of Inspector Clouseau. Highly recommended it you what to have a good laugh. Otherwise not so much.