Australia: "Hillary Clinton focused on US mid-terms"
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/05/11/03/19/hillary-clinton-focused-on-us-mid-terms
Hillary Clinton focused on US mid-terms
3:18am May 11, 2018
Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is focusing on America's mid-term elections, hoping the Democrats can win back at least one chamber of congress.
Ms Clinton is on a brief, two-stop speaking tour in Australia, her first visit since losing the 2016 US presidential election to Donald Trump.
She shared a stage in Melbourne on Thursday night with former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard and will do so again in Sydney on Friday night.
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The former US secretary of state, who has ruled out another bid for the presidency, said her primary focus as a citizen is on the November elections.
She noted the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate were up for election.
"I think it's imperative that the Democrats take at least one of those houses back, preferably both, and begin to act as a check and balance on the White House.
"Right now the Republican majority is cowed, intimidated or actually approves of everything that's going on.
"It's quite concerning to me because unchecked power, whether you agree with how it's being used or not, should be avoided and prevented in a democracy."
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Unsurprisingly, the treatment of women in politics came up during Thursday's event.
"The only way we'll get sexism out of politics is to get more women into politics," Ms Clinton said.
The 5000 attendees paid between $195 and $495 for tickets to hear Ms Clinton speak at the function organised by Australian business events group The Growth Faculty.
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