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Yavin4

(37,182 posts) Mon Sep 14, 2020, 06:46 PM Sep 2020

In retrospect, it may have been a mistake for Hillary to be the Secretary of State in 2009 [View all]

Hindsight is 20/20, but if her plan was to succeed Obama in 2016, it may have made more political sense for her to run for NY Governor in 2010.

Being a governor gives you a stronger base of support for a presidential run. She would have had her own record and accomplishments to base her presidential run on. In America, being the Secretary of State does not buy you much domestic political clout.

And, as governor in 2016, she could have had Trump investigated which would have shuttered his presidential ambitions.

I dunno. Maybe I'm wrong. What do you all think?

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In retrospect, it may have been a mistake for Hillary to be the Secretary of State in 2009 [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2020 OP

In 2009, I don't think anyone with a functioning brain would have given much cache to the idea Aristus Sep 2020 #1

Good insight FakeNoose Sep 2020 #2

She won 2 statewide senate races. She was beloved in NY. Yavin4 Sep 2020 #4

I think I don't care. This is pointless (no offense). n/t demmiblue Sep 2020 #3

Oh FFS. MontanaMama Sep 2020 #5

Oh FFS yourself... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #7

None of that has anything to do MontanaMama Sep 2020 #8

The main benefit is that she wouldn't have gotten "BENGHAZI!!!"'d to death... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #6

They absolutely would have. 3catwoman3 Sep 2020 #13

How dare she try to add experience to her resume? LisaM Sep 2020 #9

"Hunting of the President" StClone Sep 2020 #10

What was wrong was that Putin became her enemy BigmanPigman Sep 2020 #11

Good gad! mcar Sep 2020 #12

The GOP was determined to annihilate her and our bogus media helped them. ecstatic Sep 2020 #14

What if she had been the nominee in 08 Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #15

You're wrong. kacekwl Sep 2020 #16