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Jewish World Review Nov. 27, 2007 17 Kislev 5768 Hillary has only herself to blame By Michael Goodwin http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Way back in 1992, when Hillary and Hubba Bubba first burst onto the national scene, many Americans expressed doubts about their honesty and integrity. Clintonesque, parsing, the definition of "is" — those and other phrases became polite shorthand ways of accusing a Clinton of lying. Fast forward to last week, to fresh proof that the charge is still political dynamite. If Sen. Clinton loses the nomination because of the honesty gap, she can't say she wasn't warned. Indeed, one of the mysteries of the Democratic race so far is why she fell into a predictable trap. She and her team, including the former President, are addicted to polls the way some people are addicted to crack. They had to see the red flags on basic character questions, yet they did nothing to confront them. And so Hillary has been Hillary, to a fault. Now she is starting to pay the price. Winning the nomination, which seemed inevitable for nearly a year, is becoming a serious challenge. Suddenly, she looks neither invincible nor inevitable. Polls that show Sen. Barack Obama picking up support at her expense in Iowa, New Hampshire and nationally perfectly illustrate Clinton's weakness. Asked which candidate is most honest and trustworthy, Clinton came in fourth in New Hampshire and third in Iowa. Only 13% rated her tops in that category in New Hampshire, with Obama getting 27% and both John Edwards and Bill Richardson doing better than her. In Iowa, Clinton got only 15% on the same question. In both states, Obama gained ground she lost. He now leads for the first time in Iowa, 30% to her 26%, according to the ABC/Washington Post survey, with Edwards at 22%. And her 23-point lead in New Hampshire shrunk by 9 points in a month, according to the CNN/WMUR survey, which put her ahead by 36%-22% over Obama. Given her relative strength across the board, the results hardly qualify as a great unraveling, but neither are they incidental. Less than a month after Obama and Edwards began making more direct attacks on her candor, cracks began showing. That's not a very long time under the gun to suffer such damage and the quick results will only encourage more attacks. The cycle began in late October, when Obama, under pressure from his own supporters, said in an interview with The New York Times that "now is the time" to become more forceful in taking her on. A few days later, in the Philadelphia debate of Oct. 30, he accused her of "changing positions whenever it's politically convenient," citing the North American Free Trade Agreement, torture and Iraq. "Now, that may be politically savvy, but I don't think that it offers the clear contrast that we need," he said. "I think what we need right now is honesty with the American people about where we would take the country." The exchange set the tone for the debate, and the campaign ever since. Edwards also ratcheted up his attacks on her lack of candor and consistency. The approach hit the bull's-eye when Clinton lapsed into doublespeak on whether to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. That was the start of where we are now, which includes almost daily attacks by Clinton on Obama. Although they are a response to his attacks on her, they are a sign he is hitting a nerve and could backfire. If Clinton loses the nomination, the debate in Philadelphia will have been the turning point. But even if she prevails in the primaries, the damage her rivals are inflicting is likely just beginning. Most of the GOP field is already attacking her along the same lines, so the general election would follow a similar script. Tellingly, she accused Edwards and Obama of echoing "Republican talking points." Well, yes, that's true — because there is bipartisan agreement she has an honesty gap. And she has only herself to blame. Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes what many in Washington and the media consider "must-reading". Sign up for the daily JWR update. It's free. Just click here. Michael Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Daily News. Comment by clicking here. Archives © 2007 NY Daily News