Former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the wreckage from another Trump presidency would be “almost unimaginable” and likened the former president who beat her in the 2016 ele…
  • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.ee
    153·
    1 year ago

    I hear you. What she said is correct. The thing is, this person is so unlikeable that there’s no way she can help. No matter how sharp you are, or how good of an elected official you’ll be (and I do think she would have been extremely good at her job if she was elected (I did vote for her)), you must have charisma to be effective in politics.

    I honestly believe in my heart that if she paid millions for widespread TV ads with her saying “do not vote for Donald Trump” it would help him.

    • Garbanzo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      What she said is correct.

      But it’s not though. The sentiment is in the right place but she got her facts wrong.

    • TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.idEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      Again, you are focusing on her rather than on what she actually said. That’s what I find so telling and unfortunate. Are we really so shallow and politically inept that we can’t hear a message simply because we dislike the messenger?

      It seems like you are telling me yes, that’s exactly how shallow and politically inept we are.

      If so, that sucks, especially since you are almost certainly correct.