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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]karynnj
(59,501 posts)In the first place, Republicans may well see the fact that she was raised Republican and REJECTED the party she grew up in as worse than someone who was raised in a Democratic family and never challenged that identity.
On a more serious note, the ONLY way the Republicans would have a "better friendship" with the President is if he/she were willing to support their ideas. I seriously don't see Hillary agreeing to the Ryan budget plan or agreeing to any of their other demands.
I also don't think that Clinton had more or stronger friendships with Republicans when she was in the Senate than Obama did. It is well know that Obama had excellent relations with Lugar and Hagel, the two preeminent Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and with Tom Coburn (!).
Not to mention, friendship only goes so far in politics. I know there were stories of Clinton, sharing vodka with McCain in Russia, but I doubt there was anywhere near the close relationship that McCain had with Kerry. McCain's own book credits Kerry with helping him get through the very tough time McCain had when he was on the POW/MIA committee. Though that may have accounted for Mehgan McCain publicly saying she supported Kerry, McCain was disgusting at the Bush convention.