~Despite the media shoving the underdog “David [Bernie] vs. Goliath [Hillary]” storyline down our throats 24/7.
~Despite the media not properly vetting Bernie Sanders proposals, proposals that are considered "no-starter legislation," allowing millennials to fall in love with Santa Claus.
~Despite Hillary not being able to go scorched-Earth on Bernie due to the risk of alienating his supporters.
~Despite Obama pointing out Bernie had the benefit of being the new “bright, shiny object"— just like he was in 2008.
~Despite Republicans launching a taxpayer funded Benghazi witch-hunt against Hillary.
~Despite Republicans launching ads making Bernie seem “too liberal."
~Despite Karl Rove running ads comparing Hillary to Wall Street to hurt her among progressives.
Hillary Rodham Clinton has made history by becoming the first female nominee of a major American political party.
History will look at Hillary Clinton as someone who never gave up and continued to succeed, despite being knocked down over and over again. She will be seen as a polarizing trailblazer who finally found her voice — leading to eventual success as First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State.
Once in positions of power, Hillary is ruthless when it comes to effectively advocating for her positions and destroying the opposition. This is why Republicans have fought (and failed) to stop her political career from climbing to new heights.
Hillary’s resilience is unparalleled. She bounces back in the face of defeat because she’s smart, articulate, and tough.
Many of Hillary’s colleagues have often noted that she is almost always the most knowledgeable person in the room about any given issue. Her knowledge, persistence, and stamina is an unstoppable combination. Her perseverance, despite being attacked daily for the last 30 years, is a testament to her political skill and brilliance.
Former President Bill Clinton, the other half of this political powerhouse, often describes Hillary as the most competent person in his generation. I couldn’t agree more.
So although she may have been too polarizing to win the Presidency in 2008, we can all be certain that if given the opportunity, she would have been one of the most competent and successful President’s in our lifetime. And I hope she is given another chance in 2016.
“I really don’t spend a lot of time worrying about what people think about me…I would be totally paralyzed. How could you get up in the morning if you worried about some poll or what somebody said about you? That’s giving up power over your life to somebody else, and I don’t intend to do that.”~Hillary Rodham Clinton
“I’m not going to mislead anybody. Politics is really hard. And it is harder for women. There’s a double standard, and you can’t complain about it. You just have to accept it, and be smart enough to navigate it. And you have to have a pretty tough skin. To paraphrase a favorite quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: If a woman wants to be in politics, she has to have the skin of a rhinoceros. So occasionally I’ll be sitting somewhere and I’ll be listening to someone perhaps not saying the kindest things about me. And I’ll look down at my hand and I’ll sort of pinch my skin to make sure it still has the requisite thickness I know Eleanor Roosevelt expects me to have.” ~Hillary Rodham Clinton
