2016 Postmortem
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HOOKSETT, N.H. Hillary Clinton on Sunday...asserting that allegations of her husbands past infidelity will fail to distract voters from the economy and other important issues.
I think most Americans have made up their minds one way or another about all this and I think it will be up to voters to sort it out, Clinton said Sunday evening, referring to Bill Clintons past. Clinton spoke in a meeting with the Globe editorial board.
This is something that the Republicans have been trying to turn into political gold for a long time. And it hasnt worked, Clinton said. So if thats what they want to spend their time talking about, thats their choice. It is certainly, in my view, not a campaign that is going to really deal with the issues that most Americans are concerned about.
read: https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2016/01/10/clinton-downplays-sex-issue/dqflCEI7tZAHI70IIC0PTL/story.html
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)peacebird
(14,195 posts)For Republicans to distract voters with.
bigtree
(85,986 posts)...I think the scandalmongering actually increases the Clinton's support.
Republicans will continue to be republicans. More to the point, this scandal has defined their politics since the Clinton era, marginalizing their appeal to the politics of personal destruction and reduced their party to little more than carnival barkers and haters.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)She's giving lip service aka bullshit.
bigtree
(85,986 posts)...there isn't going to be some magical point where the majority of Americans are going to start holding the Clinton's personal life up as their most pressing concern.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)Third Way economics are not in the best interest of the 99%.
bigtree
(85,986 posts)...having zero to do with the subject of the op.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)She's been on the side of widening the gap.
bigtree
(85,986 posts)...I think most Americans would agree.
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)She has no credibility there, none of the DLC/Third Way dems do. Her husband's infidelity doesn't matter but her credibility does.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)That's part of the OP.
bigtree
(85,986 posts)...a deflection from my post.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)bigtree
(85,986 posts)...and free you to discuss economics elsewhere. I wasn't shooting for that. It's not something I'm prepared to discuss or defend. I'll leave that to her supporters in this primary.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)bigtree
(85,986 posts)...that republicans and other critics have focused this ire on Hillary for Bill's infidelity. Most Americans see through this kind of faux-chaste attack, and many more recognize this holier-than-thou politics for what it is.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)And it's not a blue dress.
That being said, Hillary comported herself amazingly well. I voted for Bill and was disappointed. It doesn't make THE difference, but it brings up Clinton Fatigue.
As to your last sentence...mostly not IMO. Most Americans are not deep thinkers, regardless of their party.
bigtree
(85,986 posts)...most Americans have shown themselves willing to and capable of separating the Clinton's private life from their public service.
More importantly, most Americans appear to be smart enough not to focus their blame or project the affair onto Hillary.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)As I said, Hillary was the epitome of class during the public part of this. I voted for him and still think it stinks to high heaven of abuse of power sexually which goes with the Bill Clinton string of liaisons over much of his political career. My sister lives in Arkansas, so I got a bit less jaded version over the years.
Thus, I guess Jane Sander's managerial faux pas will get the same "pass".