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Hillary Clinton has to be the luckiest presidential candidate in modern history. Here's why:
1. She's a former First Lady, which means she was already famous. Lesser known candidates have to spend time actually campaigning to introduce themselves to the public, showing them who they are and what they stand for.
2. She's associated with Bill Clinton, who's still very popular. That means a lot of the goodwill they feel towards him automatically carries over to her.
3. She inherited his political apparatus. Other candidates have to spend time building up a donor base or making allies with other powerful figures. Hillary had all of that from Day One.
4. She has almost no competition for her party's nomination. Joe Biden isn't running. Elizabeth Warren isn't running. The only person who's posing a serious challenge is a 74-year old self-described Democratic Socialist who's from the whitest state in America, has a heavy Brooklyn accent, and despite being progressive on a lot of issues, is to the right of his party when it comes to gun control, at a time when the party wants someone who'll be aggressive on gun laws. If only Bernie were from a different state where guns weren't such a big part of the local culture.
5. The opposition party, in their attempts to make her look bad, have actually made her look more sympathetic. Republicans can spin the Benghazi hearing however they want, but the reality is that it won't change anyone's mind about Hillary. The public sees it as entirely political.
6. Hillary's election would be historic. After electing America's first black President, many Americans are excited about electing America's first female President, which is why they're willing to overlook her connections to Wall Street, her hawkish foreign policy views, and her flipflopping on issues like gay marriage or free trade. No doubt this is why Hillary was worried about Elizabeth Warren entering the race. Being the only woman in the race has its advantages.
7. The Republican party is at war with itself. If Jeb Bush or some other establishment figure emerges as the nominee, the Republican base who's already angry at their party elders may decide to stay home on Election Night. If Donald Trump emerges as the nominee, the party itself may work to prevent his election. Trump, being a billionaire, is someone they'd have no control over whereas Jeb would follow the party line.
8. The media wants to see Hillary elected President, not because the media has a "liberal" bias, but because having a female President would give them so much material. It would bring in huge ratings for election season. After the election, they could run stories all about how having a female President is different. And Hillary brings Bill with her. The media loves talking about him, his Foundation, his scandals, etc.
If you were running for President, you could not have a better set up. It's like winning the political lottery. No competition, the media rooting for you, an opposition party that can't get its act together, and being the right gender at the right time.
Hillary was the only one to be invited to the Bildergerg group this year.
I bet they said..'You did good backing out in 2008 so the presidency is yours now".
In 2008 Bilderberg invited both Obama and Hillary. 2 days later Hillary dropped out.
Don't for one minute think big money, the really big money, don't own our elections.
Don't for one minute think big money, the really big money, don't own our elections.
I know that already, which is why I laughed during last week's debate when Hillary said she went to Wall Street and told them to "cut it out." Yes Hillary, I'm sure the people funding your campaign will stop what they're doing just because you told them to.
I know that already, which is why I laughed during last week's debate when Hillary said she went to Wall Street and told them to "cut it out." Yes Hillary, I'm sure the people funding your campaign will stop what they're doing just because you told them to.
No different then Obama "kicking the lobbyists out of DC" during his campaign.
Then turn around, after elected, and start appointing them to Executive Branch positions.
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