"Six guys against Hillary. I’d call that a fair fight. This is one strong woman."

Did "guys" "gang up" on Hillary at the debate the other night?

"The Politics of Pile-On," Mrs. Clintons' Web site announced this morning. "What happens when the 'politics of pile-on' replaces the 'politics of hope.'" The campaign later released a video that featured Mrs. Clinton's Democratic rivals saying her name repeatedly. A headline on the Drudge Report, which said it was reflecting thinking in Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, read, "Scorn: As the Men Gang Up."

So, instead of talking about the substance of what the candidates said, we're supposed to talk about whether Hillary Clinton's opponents are too mean to her — they'd better stop! — and view it all through the gender lens.

ADDED: Obama: "The politics of hope does not mean hoping that your opponents aren't going to point out the differences between you and them."