Holy cow! WaPo talks to voters in Clinton country

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18. You know,

there is a certain spark that Hillary lacks on the campaign trail, but it was there in the early Clinton years. At that time, I found her refreshingly forthright and engaging. Years of attacks from the right and a brutal media, caused her to become cautious and understandably defensive.

When she appeared before congress promoting her healthcare plan, she was charming and witty, which evidently was threatening to many republicans, especially the men.

I've read about her time as a senator in New York and she was really impressive. There was a side of her that only her constituents were aware of, a side the rest of us didn't see. We still didn't see it when she first ran for president, because the real Hillary was drown out by her political advisers. Watching her, you could pretty much tell what was the last thing people like Mark Penn had said to her. Evidently no one told her to be herself.