Cutting Through the Nonsense: 10 Reasons to Vote for Hillary

by D. Cupples & Damozel |   Pennsylvania's primary is tomorrow, and TV ads are reportedly running round the clock, aimed at swaying undecided voters.  Unfortunately, many campaign ads are not truly informative. 

This morning, I thought again about why I support Hillary -- reasons beyond the intelligence, warmth and wit that would make her a great Happy Hour  partner.  I thought about what she will bring to the White House and how our nation will benefit in practical ways from her knowledge, skills and perspective.  Ten of my reasons are below. 

1.  Hillary grasps economic concepts: knowledge a president will need in January -- given our nation's debt, job loss, credit crunch, recession....

2.  Hillary has a plan to get us out of Iraq, a plan that the 34 flag rank military officers who endorsed Hillary also find impressive.

3.  Hillary has a health care plan that offers broad coverage for Americans.

4.  Hillary's Senate committee assignments encompass a wide array of issues -- including veterans affairs, education, military issues, labor, health, and the environment -- which give her a solid  foundation from which to help shape public policy.

5.  Hillary understands foreign policy and has dealt with officials from dozens of other nations.  This will be useful, as our nation tries to solve problems with nations of the Middle East, Africa, South America, Europe....

6. Hillary has broad support among American voters, evinced by her wins in the primaries of big states (e.g., California and New York) and swing states (e.g., Florida and Ohio).  In short, Hillary's in a good position to compete with John McCain.
 
7. Hillary has demonstrated concern for fellow Americans -- starting with her civil rights activities during college and her work during the seven years after college, which she devoted to public service (instead of taking her Yale law degree straight to lucrative arenas).

8.  Hillary has broad life experience. As well as public service, she has experience in private law practice and the corporate realm, which gives her the perspective needed to help reconcile our nation's many competing interests.

9.  Hillary has learned how to get things done in Washington, both as a second-term senator and as a First Lady. For seven years, she has worked with members of Congress, some of whom had been nasty to her family.  Hillary put aside the personal stuff and worked on getting things done.

10.  Hillary is strong, resilient, and tenacious.  She has faced more scrutiny and ugly attacks than most politicians, yet she's still standing.  Better than that, she's still fighting.  That's the spirit a president needs in order to solve the many grave problems our nation faces.

I have more reasons for supporting Hillary, including many Senate votes of which I approve, but I promised only 10 reasons and don't want to strain eyes.

Various pre-primary polls are conflicting again -- this time over the Pennsylvania primary.  For example, a recent Quinnipiac poll has Hillary 7 points ahead of Obama, while Gallup has her 2 points behind. My poll comparisons from yesterday are here.

If you're in Pennsylvania, don't let the polls persuade you that there's no point in voting.  Whoever your candidate is, please get out and vote!

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* 34 Flag Rank Officers and "Out of Iraq Caucus" Endorse Hillary

* Hillary Speaks about Iraq War Plans

* Ex-Sec. of State Tells Jon Stewart Why Hillary's Experience Matters
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Comments

[Adam]

Great post. Bravo for focussing on the positive.

[D. Cupples]

Thanks Adam!

How are you today? It's sunny and about 80 in North Florida. And I'm sitting inside at my computer.

Oh well. At least I've already exercised.