Jules Witcover: ?Getting Hillary? backfires

In the latest debate version of “Get Hillary” in Las Vegas the other night, Sen. Hillary Clinton?s closest rivals continued their effort to cut into her lead by challenging her consistency and trustworthiness. In doing so, they ended up unwittingly playing straight men for her as she demonstrated her ability, with enough time to prepare, to counterattack.

Former Sen. John Edwards and Sen. Barack Obama, as they did in the previous Democratic debate, had the former first lady in their sights from the start. The first time around, seemingly caught unaware, she stumbled, but this time she was ready.