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In a brief, unguarded moment yesterday, Hillary Clinton gave us a peek behind the curtain.

It was great. In breaking down and becoming emotional at a diner in New Hampshire, she may have done more for herself than all her handlers and consultants and campaign strategists could ever dream of doing. She became one of us. In all the years I have watched Hillary in the public eye, I don't remember ever seeing her like that.

And maybe that's part of her problem. Not that anybody has asked, but what if Hillary threw away the script? Instead of lecturing and speechifying and hitting us over the head with her resume, what if she focused on the shared concern the vast majority of people have about the future of their country. That's exactly what Barack Obama has tapped into, and it seems to be working quite well for him.

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