Why Hillary Should Back Off MSNBC Fight
What on earth does Hillary Clinton think she has to gain from going to war against MSNBC?
For the past few days, the New York senator and presidential candidate has been publicly railing against the No. 3 cable news channel. The immediate impetus for Clinton's offensive was an offhand comment by correspondent David Shuster -- he wondered aloud whether the Clinton campaign was guilty of "pimping" out daughter Chelsea to court superdelegates -- but she has also dragged in past transgressions by Chris Matthews and Joe Scarborough.
But to what end? It's normal for campaigns, like athletes, to "work the refs" by protesting bad calls over-energetically. But by continuing to wave her arms and gibber after the other players have moved on, Clinton now risks turning journalists against her for real ...





