Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:16 AM

cali (114,904 posts)

Hillary should hold more press conferences.

She has a trust deficit and the opinion that she isn't transparent and is too "closed off", is widespread. Yes, she held one recently; the first of 2016. Yes, she's running ahead of Trump. But I believe holding a couple of press conferences in the fall could help her address the likability, trust and transparency issues.

Even winning, no President wants to enter office with a majority thinking that the new President isn't trustworthy or transparent. Not Trump isn't a way to start off.

Speak directly to the American people. Yes, she'd get annoying questions, but she can deal with those. I think the upside to holding a couple of press conferences is greater than the downside.

Note: Alert if you wish, but this is what is known as constructive criticism. And Skinner has expressly allowed that.

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122 replies	Author	Time	Post
Hillary should hold more press conferences. (Original post)	cali	Aug 2016	OP
Actually, saying that HRC has a trust deficit is spreading a RW meme, but SSDD, I guess.	FSogol	Aug 2016	#1
No. It's in poll after poll after poll. You want to call 538 or Quinnipiac or PPP right wing feel	cali	Aug 2016	#3
How is this useful?	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#27
And a RW Congressman was caught saying they keep investigating her	R B Garr	Aug 2016	#39
Cali, all I can guess is that you also are influenced by the media Kool-Aid.	Hortensis	Aug 2016	#80
all I can guess is your filters distort reality.	cali	Aug 2016	#87
Funny how the distorted reality shows up only in your own posts though, peraps those	synergie	Aug 2016	#100
I wish I could K&R your post, Hortensis	NastyRiffraff	Aug 2016	#90
Yes. Looking at results themselves and listening to results	Hortensis	Aug 2016	#92
Bill Clinton was impeached during his second term. Let's get the record straight.	politicaljunkie41910	Aug 2016	#93
You're absolutely right	NastyRiffraff	Aug 2016	#95
The poster fails to note the 98 election was stunning in terms of GOP losses	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#104
Well perhaps you might note that in 1998	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#103
I'm very familiar with the Clinton years having lived through it.	politicaljunkie41910	Aug 2016	#120
The point is impeachement did not end well for them.	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#121
Even idiots are right	Duckhunter935	Aug 2016	#10
But she does have a trust deficit	UMTerp01	Aug 2016	#52
Well, people who love her so much apparently can.	highprincipleswork	Aug 2016	#61
Well, you could fact check the media stories that create this "trust deficit" and understand	synergie	Aug 2016	#101
She won the nomination handily so at least	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#105
A Right Wing meme?	Highway61	Aug 2016	#107
Oh, good time to kick an anti-HRC post, huh? She is out there every day on the camapign trail	FSogol	Aug 2016	#111
Anti Hillary???	Highway61	Aug 2016	#113
Ah...	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#117
I agree	SheriffBob	Aug 2016	#2
'democrat politicians' huh?	st17011864200074656	Aug 2016	#59
After the olymics and come September, I believe she will.	glennward	Aug 2016	#4
Agreed. Fall is the time to do it, not now.	cali	Aug 2016	#7
"but this is what is known as constructive criticism."	NurseJackie	Aug 2016	#5
What lie, nurse? Do tell.	cali	Aug 2016	#6
GMAFB! The lie you're perpetuating is that "she can't be trusted".	NurseJackie	Aug 2016	#13
It's not a lie. It's called fact	cali	Aug 2016	#24
I see what you're doing. I know exactly what you're doing.	NurseJackie	Aug 2016	#32
Wow. Talk about projection. The primary is over for me. Not for you though	cali	Aug 2016	#34
Yes, I can see what you're doing. "Projection" ?? "Ballistic" ?? Good grief!	NurseJackie	Aug 2016	#36
Thanks for doing the work to pull this together.	Jim Lane	Aug 2016	#43
The last thing I'm worried about is	KMOD	Aug 2016	#53
I agree that there are people on this thread who thoughtfully disagree, and I have responded,	cali	Aug 2016	#89
There's a difference between...	bonemachine	Aug 2016	#76
Yep.	DURHAM D	Aug 2016	#11
I agree and still believe it is the last lingering bitterness over the primary which is over folks.	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#28
You Better Believe It!!!! nt	msanthrope	Aug 2016	#51
+1000!	sheshe2	Aug 2016	#75
Stating out and out that our nominee has a trust deficit is an attack on a Democrtic nominee.	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#106
You're correct, of course. It's easy to see what people are doing. I'm not fooled.	NurseJackie	Aug 2016	#114
I don't see how these posts survive. nt	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#119
I was just reading an NYT piece saying the same basic thing.	Curtland1015	Aug 2016	#8
NO..she should not hold more press conferences...	helpisontheway	Aug 2016	#9
+1.."... the media does not care what she has to say. They just want her to slip up..." and she	uponit7771	Aug 2016	#14
If the press simply reported the facts, I'd agree with you, but	Native	Aug 2016	#12
I'm sure she will in the coming weeks. Trumps meltdown is center stage right now.	grossproffit	Aug 2016	#15
You are presenting a false narrative. There is a reason 57% of republicans believe that	still_one	Aug 2016	#16
Nope. I'm presenting facts. See post 24	cali	Aug 2016	#25
Let me address your last comment first, because you are wrong there also. I was on the	still_one	Aug 2016	#33
^^This^^	stopbush	Aug 2016	#45
Yep!	AgadorSparticus	Aug 2016	#47
Nicely done. Thank you.	NurseJackie	Aug 2016	#65
Not rabid. Silly. Some are offering a more rounded	Hortensis	Aug 2016	#81
Hmmm	mcar	Aug 2016	#17
Exactly.	La Lioness Priyanka	Aug 2016	#23
Yep.	sarae	Aug 2016	#54
She can't.	joshcryer	Aug 2016	#18
That's reasonable and something I thought about before penning this oh-so-well-received op	cali	Aug 2016	#26
You knew it would not be received well when you posted it.	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#108
I always hope for intelligent exchanges.	cali	Aug 2016	#110
It is an election year.	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#116
She might also explain	PDittie	Aug 2016	#19
I'm wondering if people demanded the same explanations from Obama in 2008 and 2012.	lapucelle	Aug 2016	#37
I think she will, when the electorate tunes back in to the election in the fall	auntpurl	Aug 2016	#20
I am for anything that increases her chances of winning.	DemocratSinceBirth	Aug 2016	#21
She seems to only have a likeability deficit when she is	La Lioness Priyanka	Aug 2016	#22
Bingo! Ambitious man = Leader; Ambitious woman = Bitch.	grossproffit	Aug 2016	#38
Bad idea	BeyondGeography	Aug 2016	#29
Right now would be the WORST time to have a press conference..	Peacetrain	Aug 2016	#30
Please read the op. I clearly suggested the fall. Not now.	cali	Aug 2016	#31
Hillary is going to be President.	Kingofalldems	Aug 2016	#35
Hmm...I'll bet she has experienced press advisers on her staff.	MineralMan	Aug 2016	#40
3/4 of the questions would be about Benghazi and e-mails	bluestateguy	Aug 2016	#41
I think #'s about reliability or trustworthiness are irrelevant when she goes into office.	AgadorSparticus	Aug 2016	#42
+1	KMOD	Aug 2016	#44
Exactly! There is a reason why Obama called her the most qualified.	AgadorSparticus	Aug 2016	#46
me too!	KMOD	Aug 2016	#48
She is cruising for a LANDSLIDE victory and it is still not good enough. Smh.	AgadorSparticus	Aug 2016	#49
The Rightwing created the trust issue...HRC should not have a press conference as their only aim	beachbumbob	Aug 2016	#50
Constructive criticism is fine.	MineralMan	Aug 2016	#55
Now, see...	TwilightZone	Aug 2016	#58
LOL!	MineralMan	Aug 2016	#63
+1	La Lioness Priyanka	Aug 2016	#64
She's actively campaigning using a variety of media	ismnotwasm	Aug 2016	#56
She's leading, I don't see the need for her to expose herself to more scum RW hacks than is	OnDoutside	Aug 2016	#57
So they can ask her why nobody likes her? (again)	Metric System	Aug 2016	#60
What's constructive about taking the spotlight off Trump for even a minute?	displacedtexan	Aug 2016	#62
You should keep your JPR content on JPR.	BobbyDrake	Aug 2016	#66
+1000. I don't know why the folks from JPR are back here.	yardwork	Aug 2016	#67
AND They are very concerned with Hillary's health	ismnotwasm	Aug 2016	#69
Cali	Turin_C3PO	Aug 2016	#72
So criticism of Hillary is allowed... I was unaware that supporting DEMOCRATS had been	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#82
I prefer not to criticize her	Turin_C3PO	Aug 2016	#83
I agree with you...I was being sarcastic	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#84
Also, let me just say for the record	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#85
thank you. Not only did i never join it, I blasted the hate. And I was attacked there in much the	cali	Aug 2016	#88
You posted there frequently. Now you're saying you never joined?	yardwork	Aug 2016	#94
I said nothing of the sort. I said fucking clearly I was frequently attacked there	cali	Aug 2016	#98
I guess Clinton isn't the only one with likeability, trust and transparency issues.	betsuni	Aug 2016	#97
They're drifting back here ...	NanceGreggs	Aug 2016	#79
Seriously? You're comparing JPR to Jonestown?	NurseJackie	Aug 2016	#99
That's exactly what it is.	NurseJackie	Aug 2016	#74
1000+	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#109
Definitely.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Aug 2016	#68
Are you voting for Hillary? nt	Demsrule86	Aug 2016	#102
Seems to me that she and her advisors have a handle	Cary	Aug 2016	#70
Seems to me that she and her advisors have a handle	Cary	Aug 2016	#71
Your concern concerning this concern is concerning. eom	MohRokTah	Aug 2016	#73
Your concern is duly noted, again.	Loki	Aug 2016	#77
I trust Hillary with taking charge of this country and being a great President.	kimbutgar	Aug 2016	#78
More testimonials from public figures with impeccable reputations	andym	Aug 2016	#86
Thank you so much for your concern, Cali!	NastyRiffraff	Aug 2016	#91
Trump will have to have a lot more people turn out then ever before in any election. Won't happen.	Rex	Aug 2016	#96
I agree.	ForgoTheConsequence	Aug 2016	#112
No more untill after election. Even if she held one a day, imo you'll never 'like' her.	Sunlei	Aug 2016	#115
Wrong. She has a trust deficit because people keep announcing that she is untrustworthy.	pnwmom	Aug 2016	#118
It seems opinions have changed...	SixString	Sep 2016	#122

Response to cali (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:20 AM

FSogol (43,668 posts)

Hillary should hold more press conferences.

1. Actually, saying that HRC has a trust deficit is spreading a RW meme, but SSDD, I guess.

3. No. It's in poll after poll after poll. You want to call 538 or Quinnipiac or PPP right wing feel

27. How is this useful?

39. And a RW Congressman was caught saying they keep investigating her

80. Cali, all I can guess is that you also are influenced by the media Kool-Aid.

87. all I can guess is your filters distort reality.

100. Funny how the distorted reality shows up only in your own posts though, peraps those

90. I wish I could K&R your post, Hortensis

92. Yes. Looking at results themselves and listening to results

93. Bill Clinton was impeached during his second term. Let's get the record straight.

95. You're absolutely right

104. The poster fails to note the 98 election was stunning in terms of GOP losses

103. Well perhaps you might note that in 1998

120. I'm very familiar with the Clinton years having lived through it.

121. The point is impeachement did not end well for them.

10. Even idiots are right

52. But she does have a trust deficit

61. Well, people who love her so much apparently can.

101. Well, you could fact check the media stories that create this "trust deficit" and understand

105. She won the nomination handily so at least

107. A Right Wing meme?

111. Oh, good time to kick an anti-HRC post, huh? She is out there every day on the camapign trail

113. Anti Hillary???

117. Ah...

2. I agree

59. 'democrat politicians' huh?

4. After the olymics and come September, I believe she will.

7. Agreed. Fall is the time to do it, not now.

5. "but this is what is known as constructive criticism."

6. What lie, nurse? Do tell.

13. GMAFB! The lie you're perpetuating is that "she can't be trusted".

24. It's not a lie. It's called fact

32. I see what you're doing. I know exactly what you're doing.

34. Wow. Talk about projection. The primary is over for me. Not for you though

36. Yes, I can see what you're doing. "Projection" ?? "Ballistic" ?? Good grief!

43. Thanks for doing the work to pull this together.

53. The last thing I'm worried about is

89. I agree that there are people on this thread who thoughtfully disagree, and I have responded,

76. There's a difference between...

11. Yep.

28. I agree and still believe it is the last lingering bitterness over the primary which is over folks.

51. You Better Believe It!!!! nt

75. +1000!

106. Stating out and out that our nominee has a trust deficit is an attack on a Democrtic nominee.

114. You're correct, of course. It's easy to see what people are doing. I'm not fooled.

119. I don't see how these posts survive. nt

8. I was just reading an NYT piece saying the same basic thing.

9. NO..she should not hold more press conferences...

14. +1.."... the media does not care what she has to say. They just want her to slip up..." and she

12. If the press simply reported the facts, I'd agree with you, but

15. I'm sure she will in the coming weeks. Trumps meltdown is center stage right now.

16. You are presenting a false narrative. There is a reason 57% of republicans believe that

25. Nope. I'm presenting facts. See post 24

33. Let me address your last comment first, because you are wrong there also. I was on the

45. ^^This^^

47. Yep!

65. Nicely done. Thank you.

81. Not rabid. Silly. Some are offering a more rounded

17. Hmmm

23. Exactly.

54. Yep.

18. She can't.

26. That's reasonable and something I thought about before penning this oh-so-well-received op

108. You knew it would not be received well when you posted it.

110. I always hope for intelligent exchanges.

116. It is an election year.

19. She might also explain

37. I'm wondering if people demanded the same explanations from Obama in 2008 and 2012.

20. I think she will, when the electorate tunes back in to the election in the fall

21. I am for anything that increases her chances of winning.

22. She seems to only have a likeability deficit when she is

38. Bingo! Ambitious man = Leader; Ambitious woman = Bitch.

29. Bad idea

30. Right now would be the WORST time to have a press conference..

31. Please read the op. I clearly suggested the fall. Not now.

35. Hillary is going to be President.

40. Hmm...I'll bet she has experienced press advisers on her staff.

41. 3/4 of the questions would be about Benghazi and e-mails

42. I think #'s about reliability or trustworthiness are irrelevant when she goes into office.