Brendan Nyhan

Clinton touts her electability?

Hillary Clinton, who has apparently unprecedented negative ratings for a first time presidential candidate, is now claiming that only she can win in November:

Central to the new Clinton push will be the argument that only she can beat the eventual Republican nominee, a claim Obama is also seeking to make to voters here.

Advisers said her message will be: “You can’t have change if you don’t win.” Her rivals, meanwhile, are moving aggressively to capitalize on Clinton’s weaknesses in Iowa — and, they hope, block her path to the nomination.

Up is down! Maybe she should be campaigning for a job in the Bush administration…