Hillary Clinton
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It's officially one year until the presidential election. Amazing how time flies, isnt it? Once again were watching debates featuring what appears to be the entire supporting cast of Ben-Hur. Once again were asking ourselves why Iowa always gets to be first. Once again were wondering whether Hillary Clinton will make history by becoming the first woman president.
Its hard to believe theres another year, Clinton said in a phone interview, taking the glass-half-empty perspective. She was on her way to the airport during a fund-raising swing through California, broken up by an appearance on Jimmy Kimmels late-night show. Her formula for making it through another 12 months, she said cheerfully, was pretty simple: Were just getting up every morning. Step by step.
Itll be a long slog, she added with what I believe the entire nation understands is total accuracy. But its more fun this time because I feel like were doing better.
Weve all been here before a Hillary campaign and the first-woman-president possibilities it entails. In a way its so familiar that its hard to remember that the whole idea of a major female presidential candidate is new.
Clinton is the only woman whos ever won a presidential primary....
Clintons historical heroine is Eleanor Roosevelt, the ultimate example of a wife who achieves enormous political power without ever becoming a candidate herself. When the question of whether Hillary would have risen to presidential status if she hadnt been married to Bill comes up, her fans tend to argue that if she hadnt gotten married at all, shed probably have gotten to the same place quicker on her own....
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/opinion/sunday/hillary-in-history.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur&_r=0 via NYTimes
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(16,104 posts)Well, that hurts my feelings, Clinton responded, adding, I dont think Im that bad. Feel free to bring this up the next time someone says that debate moderators treat all Democratic candidates with kid gloves.
And then, of course, Barack Obama interjected, Youre likable enough, Hillary. It was supposed to be a joke, but it sounded supercilious, and may have helped seal the deal for Clinton in the New Hampshire primary the first major party presidential primary in history to be won by a woman.