I could quibble with some things in this to be sure, but, this may be the best Hillary Clinton article I’ve read this year…

The title you link to from the home page is lame:

WP: Hillary Clinton vs. herself.

However, it softens when you get to the main story (strange how that works, huh?):

Among some voters, it’s Hillary vs. herself
N.Y. senator stirs strong feelings, pro and con

But, after that, there’s not too much to get flustered about…

‘Too stiff and packaged’
But some voters wonder what is behind this controlled persona. “I was just talking to my friends about this,” said Jeny Guy, 55, a registered independent from Falls Church, who expressed a “favorable” view of Clinton but said she would not vote for her. “I find her too stiff and packaged.”

“I guess she would do a good job, but I just don’t think she can get the votes,” said Julie Troy of Michigan, who describes herself as an independent and a liberal but says she definitely would not vote for Clinton. “I find that men don’t like her and that’s a problem. . . . I don’t think we’re ready for her.”

Those close to her say that she is engaging, kind and funny among friends but that she opens the door to just a handful of intimates who have a long history with her.

“She will define herself, and we will have the money to do it,” said one close adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because Clinton has forbidden those close to her to speculate publicly about 2008. “People have to get to know her, know that she was once a Republican, that she’s a big Methodist. . . . That will happen.”

My mother was, at one time, a member of the National Public Relations Committee of the National Education Association and had the pleasure of meeting Hillary Clinton on at least one occasion…

She described her as every bit as warm as some say she is. But, there’s no denying the “Ice Queen” vibe that she sometimes projects.

One hopes that smart people around her, including Peter Daou, can help her connect with voters. Cuz, if she is the nominee, I sure hope she wins.