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SheilaT

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5. This is among the reasons I'm so opposed to Hillary Clinton as President.
Sat Jun 18, 2016, 02:39 AM
Jun 2016

Two years ago when she was first gearing up to run, and when so many here were so ga-ga over her, I expressed concern that there were simply no new potential candidates out there. The only names that were put forth for the longest time were those who'd been around before, had already run: Clinton, Kerry, Gore.

It's as if not a single new Democrat has been elected to higher office since 2000. Among the reasons I wanted Elizabeth Warren to run, and why I so whole-heartedly supported (and still support) Bernie Sanders, is that neither one was a tired presence in the world of politics. Even though Bernie Sanders has been in elected office since 1981, he wasn't really on the national stage and that made him a refreshing newcomer.

Equally disturbing are the predictions that Chelsea Clinton or either of the Obama girls will run for office in a few years.

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