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2. Whoa... arm-twisting?
Thu Dec 31, 2015, 03:15 AM
Dec 2015

Enormous pressure? It's safe to do what's right?

Gives credence to what I've maintained... it's risky to not endorse Hillary, as she has proven to be vindictive and vengeful. And this is why she's getting so many endorsements, so early.

I cannot wait for the tell-all books!

Here's a revealing article about her 2008 bid:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/09/the-front-runner-s-fall/306944/
a sample tidbit...

On December 1, Clinton and her husband attended a private dinner with the influential Des Moines Register editorial board. Seated at opposite ends of a long table, they were stunned to hear journalists praise the skill and efficiency of the Obama and Edwards campaigns and question why Clinton’s own operation was so passive.

On the next morning’s staff conference call, Clinton exploded, demanding to know why the campaign wasn’t on the attack. Solis Doyle was put on a plane to Iowa the next day to oversee the closing weeks. Within hours of the call, the panicked staff produced a blistering attack on Obama for what it characterized as evidence of his overweening lust for power: he had written a kindergarten essay titled “I Want to Become President.” The campaign was mocked for weeks.

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