This has been a glorious fortnight for Hillary Clinton. On September 17th she unveiled her health-care plan—inevitably dubbed Hillarycare 2.0-to widespread applause. On September 23rd she appeared on no fewer than five Sunday talk shows. Three days later she delivered yet another polished performance in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire.rnThe aim of this blitzkrieg is to capture the most valuable prize in politics: inevitability. Mrs Clinton has led the Democratic field for months. Barack Obama outshone her when it came to charisma and fund-raising. John Edwards beat her in producing policy proposals. Yet Mrs Clinton's lead has only solidified.rnCan she now kick it up a gear? Can she transform the primary race into a coronation? George Bush already thinks that she will win the Democratic nomination. The Republican candidates, particularly Rudy Giuliani, are positioning themselves as "Hillary-slayers". And Mrs Clinton's Democratic rivals are paying her the ultimate compliment of concentrating their fire on her rather than on each other.
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