CONCORD, N.H., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., said a terror attack on the United States would be advantageous to the Republican party.
Speaking at a campaign house party in Concord, N.H., Clinton made the remark and added she was the best candidate to deal with such an attack, CNN reported.
"It's a horrible prospect to ask yourself, 'What if? What if?'" Clinton said. "But, if certain things happen between now and the election, particularly with respect to terrorism, that will automatically give the Republicans an advantage again, no matter how badly they have mishandled it, no matter how much more dangerous they have made the world."
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who is also a Democratic presidential candidate, issued a statement saying politics shouldn't be linked to terror threats, and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., also competing for the Democratic nomination, issued a statement saying Clinton's remark was "tasteless."
