is simple. They've known her name longer than they've known the name of any other candidate. From there to "experience" is not a large cognitive leap.

What I don't understand is why Edwards and Obama are letting her get away with it. They prefer to concede the point and then contrast themselves as wiser "outsiders". There's a logic to that, but surely it would be even better to tear to pieces the very foundation on which Clinton's candidacy rests (apart from "I'm female").