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Haveadream

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13. She was Presidential
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 12:09 PM
Mar 2016

Truly. Her composure, compassion and informed and reasoned responses reaffirmed my decision to vote for her. She is light years ahead of the other candidates in each of these metrics. When faced with a person who has a traumatic story, she responds with empathy. She starts with the person, often asking questions and expressing her caring. She makes them feel heard and by extension, I do, too. It is only then that she moves on to policy. I have noticed consistently that Bernie is not able to to do this; he moves directly to a portion of his stump speech. This was again apparent in the Town Hall.

She has a rare combination of head and heart. Her ideas, manner and delivery are exactly what I want to hear coming from the Oval Office. I like Bernie and I loathe Trump, but one thing they have in common is constant yelling. I like Hillary and Obama for the fact that they both have the ability to remain calm and thoughtful under pressure.

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