December 17, 2007
Posted: 10:00 AM ET
(CNN) – The polls may be tightening in Iowa and New Hampshire, but Democrat Hillary Clinton tells CNN she isn’t concerned. “I just don't pay attention to those snapshots. I know the press does and I guess that's a tool that you try to use, but that's not how I judge how we're doing. “I've done this a very long time and I never believe that any election is at all predictable, let alone inevitable,” the New York senator told American Morning anchor Kiran Chetry Monday. And she continued a recent campaign attempt to lower expectations around her showing in early primary states. “There's a lot of excitement and energy in my campaign, and I'm very confident that we're going to do well, but you know, obviously, this is a very abbreviated, intense process,” said Clinton. “It starts on January 3rd, in the Iowa caucuses and I guess it ends sometime late on February 5th, after California on the west coast vote. So I’m in it for this entire month,” she said, adding she was “very confident and optimistic about the outcome.” One milestone Clinton was excited about was this weekend’s Des Moines Register endorsement, telling CNN she was “pumped up” about the nod. “The editorial board of the Des Moines Register put all of the candidates through a grueling process, asking a lot of tough questions, evaluating us, doing independent research, and their editorial makes the case for my candidacy, that I'm ready to lead.”
Clinton is neck and neck with Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois in the most recent polls of Iowa’s Democratic voters, with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards close behind. The senator also criticized President Bush for his handling of the economy, and used familiar campaign trail language to laud her husband’s Bill Clinton’s economic record during his two-term presidency. “I was there, seeing how it was done, part of the, you know, Clinton team that was in the White House,” she said. “And when I'm president we're going to get back to fiscal responsibility and good economic stewardship to navigate our country's economy through some very choppy waters.” – CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser Filed under: Hillary Clinton New Hampshire
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