Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumFor all her faults, Hillary Clinton is vastly better prepared than Bernie Sanders for the presidency
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http://www.latimes.com/opinion/endorsements/la-ed-democratic-presidential-endorsement-20160426-story.htmlyear ago, Hillary Clinton seemed to be on her way to a serene, obstacle-free coronation as the 2016 Democratic nominee for president. In an April 14, 2015, editorial, The Times bemoaned the fact that the Democratic race consisted of exactly one candidate with a truly national profile the former secretary of state and U.S. senator from New York. The editorial did mention Sen. Bernie Sanders, but only as one of a group of second-tier figures that also included former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and former U.S. Sen Jim Webb of Virginia (remember them?).
Today, as California prepares for its primary on June 7, Clinton is again on the verge of victory. But what a difference a year has made. In the intervening months, so many Democrats and independents have felt the Bern that the self-described democratic socialist from Vermont acquired the national stature that seemed improbable a year ago. His passionate excoriation of a rigged economy and his call for a sweeping political revolution energized millions of Americans, especially young voters, and he put Clinton on the defensive about her ties to Wall Street, her support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the trade policies of her husbands Bill Clintons administration.
Yet even though he has proved a far more formidable challenger than we or Clinton expected, Sanders lacks the experience and broad understanding of domestic and (especially) foreign policy that the former secretary of state would bring to the presidency. Although Sanders has tapped into very real and widespread anxieties about economic inequality, deindustrialization and stagnant economic growth, his prescriptions are too often simplistic, more costly than he would have us believe and unlikely to come to pass.
The Vermont senator has made the race more substantive and has forced his opponent to address issues that might otherwise have gone undiscussed, but in the end he has offered little reason to believe that he would be able to enlist recalcitrant Republicans in Congress in accomplishing his priorities. Rather, he told the editorial board of the Los Angeles Times, he would say to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell: Hey, Mitch, look out the window. Theres a million young people out there now. And theyre following politics in a way they didnt before. If you want to vote against this legislation, go for it. But you and some of your friends will not have your seats next election. If only it were that simple.
Clinton would be the first woman elected president of the United States. But the real reason to support her is that she is the Democratic candidate most likely to get the job done.
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As she is the one we trust...
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)For all MY faults, I'm a kick ass person. And STILL not as kick ass as Hillary.
That's something most people in the world can say with confidence.
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)sarae
(3,284 posts)So tired of that crap. I've never seen it used for any other candidate before - just Hillary.
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)Not sure that isn't what they mean.
At least we'll never hear it about Trump. There would need to be a contrasting phrase in the sentence to follow "for all his faults" and what could it be?
"For all his faults, Donald feels compelled to adhere to the laws of gravity"?
"For all his faults, Donald hasn't suggested executing minorities...YET."
"For all his faults, Donald hasn't suggested banning anyone besides Muslims...YET."
Awww, he's really a softie at heart, see?
still_one
(92,187 posts)Cha
(297,184 posts)endorsements on her strengths.
Even so.. "with all her faults... blah.." BS has a hellava lot more.
We all have faults.. that's understood.. thanks LATimes.
Cha
(297,184 posts)Clinton, who has served as secretary of state and in the Senate representing New York, in addition to her eight years as first lady during her husband Bill Clintons presidency, has an impressive resume and a thorough knowledge of both this country and its place in the world. Shes smart, extremely knowledgeable, thoughtful and after decades of withstanding virtually every possible attack unflappable. In a word, shes presidential
bookworm~ http://www.democraticunderground.com/1107132014
all american girl
(1,788 posts)never, ever done. 1991 is so different than 2016. I never understood the outrage of I didn't bake cookies and have teas. I married my husband in 1991...he's in the Army, guess what we have...coffees. Did I go to them? once in a great while. Why? Because I wasn't going to be define by my husband's job. Even after I decided to be a stay at home mom...I was not going to be define by his job...I was a stay at home mom because of his job, but it was on my terms. Hillary was the same way...that's why I loved her then, and I love her now.
Treant
(1,968 posts)in terms of a road to the nomination. Consider. She's barely fighting for it in most states remaining, even though quite a large number of delegates remain. She doesn't really need to.
She barely competed for the Acela primary states and won them handily. My area was wall to wall Bernie ads, with nary a Clinton ad to be seen. She whipped his butt in PA, and that statement was true in four of five of the Acela states.
New York...that was really the last state she did battle for.
Compared to 2008, this was a cake walk. Back then, every delegate was critical and every delegate was a battle.
BootinUp
(47,143 posts)Iamaartist
(3,300 posts)She is so presidential...we are lucky we have the best......there is.....
stopbush
(24,396 posts)That IS what they're saying, after all.
all american girl
(1,788 posts)still_one
(92,187 posts)demonstrated that beyond anything, and how much more qualified she is the sanders or any republican