political sophistication

On Monday, Senator Hillary Clinton criticized Senator Barack Obama for plagiarism in speech last weekend. She told that Barack had used his friend’s, Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, ideas without crediting him. Her adviser, Howard Wolfson, opened a conference to let the public know Barack’s dishonesty. Barack responded to Clinton that she also used his words as well. He said that he and his friend “trade ideas all the time” and his friend supported him to defend himself.
After series of losing, Clinton has to find any ways to defeat Mr. Obama. She wanted to show the voters that Obama was their wrong choice and words his victory was made by his rhetoric words. She said that Mr. Obama plagiarizes his friend’s ideas but she did the same way as him. She used Obama words “It’s time to turn the page” and “Fired up and ready to go” without thinking that she was also plagiarist. As Mr. Obama said, “I noticed Senator Clinton, on occasion, has used words of mine as well.” She pointed out Obama’s little mistake to criticize Obama but it also hurts herself.
This argument is not successful because it shows Clinton’s weakness. This is not the best way for her to get support from voters. All the voters want is sophisticated politics. They want information that helps them choose a good candidate to be the president. They do not want to see a “dust-up.” I think all the candidates should do is to show up their talent, experience, best field, so the voter can choose the good president.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/us/politics/19campaign.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin