Reply #7: No, it wasn't the "crying" that was described, but it WAS a significant moment...

[Harper_is_Bush]

...up here in the Great White North the CBC did a little post-NH primary coverage on it, and they interviewed many people in New Hampshire. Several of the woman they talked to cited the "teary" moment as being the catalyst for making them vote for Hillary.

Showing that you have a human/vulnerable side does wonders for your appeal.

Perhaps that's why there was such a strong condemnation/backlash against it. Her enemies watched it and recognized it as a threat.