Comments on: Philebrity Wonders: What Does Nutter Gain By Backing Hillz? Or, “Michael Nutter, Please Stop Calling My Mom” http://www.philebrity.com/2008/03/11/philebrity-wonders-what-does-nutter-gain-by-backing-hillz-or-michael-nutter-please-stop-calling-my-mom/ philly's longest-standing cityblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: TatteredMatthttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/03/11/philebrity-wonders-what-does-nutter-gain-by-backing-hillz-or-michael-nutter-please-stop-calling-my-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-4486 TatteredMatt Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:37:15 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/2008/03/11/philebrity-wonders-what-does-nutter-gain-by-backing-hillz-or-michael-nutter-please-stop-calling-my-mom/#comment-4486 Like C. The Impaler notes above, I think this is all about political history and payback. Nutter has long been involved with the DNC, and the DLC profiled him here as "one to watch" -- http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=251656&kaid=104&subid=210.I'm really, really happy that Nutter is in office, but I agree with the Impaler that it's important to recognize that despite the rap-filled inaugural party, he's definitely not a hard-core liberal. Like C. The Impaler notes above, I think this is all about political history and payback. Nutter has long been involved with the DNC, and the DLC profiled him here as “one to watch” — http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=251656&kaid=104&subid=210.

I’m really, really happy that Nutter is in office, but I agree with the Impaler that it’s important to recognize that despite the rap-filled inaugural party, he’s definitely not a hard-core liberal.

]]> By: C. The Impalerhttp://www.philebrity.com/2008/03/11/philebrity-wonders-what-does-nutter-gain-by-backing-hillz-or-michael-nutter-please-stop-calling-my-mom/comment-page-1/#comment-4484 C. The Impaler Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:17:19 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/2008/03/11/philebrity-wonders-what-does-nutter-gain-by-backing-hillz-or-michael-nutter-please-stop-calling-my-mom/#comment-4484 My guess is there's other machinery going on here. What factions within the Dem party do Nutter, Obama, and Clinton organize within. Was Nutter mentored by the DLC? I don't know if that posse (who are "old school political machinery" if you consider 1996 political "old school") works below the national level, but maybe they do. Who are Nutter's political mentors, and who are they tied to? These are questions for a journalist above USAToday's abilities. Anyone at the Inky pick up the phone anymore?Nutter's also a wonk (and not as progressive as Dwight Evens, Nut's more Clintonially triangualted), and Clinton comes off more wonkier to a fault than Obama has once he started gaining traction, so I can see her appeal beyond the superficial skin color and "new day" solidarity assumptions people would make between Nutter and the Big O.Nutter's still on his political honeymoon. Given that, he doesn't have the accomplishment clout yet to really pull voters to Clinton. Nor can Clinton really expect him to. Also, no real sweat off his own future if Clinton gets trounced in Philly. My guess is there’s other machinery going on here. What factions within the Dem party do Nutter, Obama, and Clinton organize within. Was Nutter mentored by the DLC? I don’t know if that posse (who are “old school political machinery” if you consider 1996 political “old school”) works below the national level, but maybe they do. Who are Nutter’s political mentors, and who are they tied to? These are questions for a journalist above USAToday’s abilities. Anyone at the Inky pick up the phone anymore?

Nutter’s also a wonk (and not as progressive as Dwight Evens, Nut’s more Clintonially triangualted), and Clinton comes off more wonkier to a fault than Obama has once he started gaining traction, so I can see her appeal beyond the superficial skin color and “new day” solidarity assumptions people would make between Nutter and the Big O.

Nutter’s still on his political honeymoon. Given that, he doesn’t have the accomplishment clout yet to really pull voters to Clinton. Nor can Clinton really expect him to. Also, no real sweat off his own future if Clinton gets trounced in Philly.

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