Mitt Romney is Hillary, and 5 other 2008 analogies
When Mitt was named "the Hillary Clinton of 2012," it wasn't the first parallel drawn between a current GOP contender and a 2008 candidate
By The Week Staff | December 19, 2011
Mitt Romney '12 is Hillary Clinton '08
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s Mitt Romney "the Hillary Clinton of 2012?" That's what Politico says, drawing striking parallels between Romney's campaign and Clinton's failed presidential bid in 2008. Like Romney, Clinton was the "establishment-blessed, presumptive nominee" who found her chances plummeting after struggling in Iowa and struggling to humanize herself. Here's a look at the rest of the GOP candidates and their political doppelgangers:
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