The Philadelphia Inquirer's Dick Polman has nailed the three sure-fire signs of a losing candidacy. Here's number one:
The candidate is exhibiting multiple personalities, mellow one day and volcanic the next, seemingly incapable of settling on a consistent tone and approach. Last Thursday night, she said she was "honored" to run with Barack Obama; yet on Monday, she painted him as a clueless Bush-style naif who would imperil America in a dangerous world. All this reflects the fact that her advisors have no clue what will work best to slow Obama's ongoing momentum. When a candidate is reduced to throwing everything but the "kitchen sink" (in the words of a Hillary advisor), it's a sign of weakness.
There are two more. Then Polman goes on to illuminate the inner workings of the candidate's dying campaign and ends with a surprising effort by Bill Clinton to mislead Texas voters.
