Abandon Ship?
This Could Either be Very Good or Very Bad.
Well, this wasn’t supposed to happen. By now we have all seen the once uncontested candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination (ahem, Hillary Clinton) begin to face unexpectedly stiff competition from Bernie Sanders. From her slipping popularity suggested by her slim two million dollar fundraising advantage over with Sanders, to the surrounding controversy regarding her personal email server, clearly the S.S. Hillary Campaign has seen better days. While many Democratic leaders remain firmly loyal to Clinton, the baggage that accompanies Clinton’s career could critically slow if not impede her during the race for the White House. That being the case, it’s high time that her supporters …show more content…
Unlike the geniality that aided her husband Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to win office, Clinton lacks the ability to appeal to voters. On the occasion when Clinton does attempt to relate to average citizens, she comes across clumsy and awkward, as evidenced earlier this year during an interview in South Carolina when Clinton attempted a Southern accent. Furthermore, given Clinton falls easily among America’s reigning elite and privileged, her attempts to champion the lower class can be viewed as baseless and patronizing. It’s also clear Clinton has not done nearly enough to distance herself in action from the big business she decries in theory. Few will respect a candidate who accepts substantial donations from hedge funds while pledging reforms on Wall Street. Even Clinton’s work for women’s advancement could be categorized as “first world feminism” focusing on wage inequality pertains to educated, predominately white, upperclass women, thereby alienating Clinton from some of the lower class while aligning her with the more …show more content…
With the standing to champion women’s issues on par with Clinton, coupled with the ability to draw from the strong populist base that Sanders enjoys, Warren could grasp a unified base within the Democratic Party. Warren is also one of the rare politicians who has been able to attain critical favor with the Black Lives Matter movement, demonstrated by the praise generated by her recent speech on racial inequality in Boston. Despite her stated contentment leading the senate, Warren may only be one among several Democratic candidates whose presidential potential has been overlooked in favor of championing Clinton in
This Could Either be Very Good or Very Bad.
Well, this wasn’t supposed to happen. By now we have all seen the once uncontested candidate for the 2016 Democratic nomination (ahem, Hillary Clinton) begin to face unexpectedly stiff competition from Bernie Sanders. From her slipping popularity suggested by her slim two million dollar fundraising advantage over with Sanders, to the surrounding controversy regarding her personal email server, clearly the S.S. Hillary Campaign has seen better days. While many Democratic leaders remain firmly loyal to Clinton, the baggage that accompanies Clinton’s career could critically slow if not impede her during the race for the White House. That being the case, it’s high time that her supporters …show more content…
Unlike the geniality that aided her husband Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to win office, Clinton lacks the ability to appeal to voters. On the occasion when Clinton does attempt to relate to average citizens, she comes across clumsy and awkward, as evidenced earlier this year during an interview in South Carolina when Clinton attempted a Southern accent. Furthermore, given Clinton falls easily among America’s reigning elite and privileged, her attempts to champion the lower class can be viewed as baseless and patronizing. It’s also clear Clinton has not done nearly enough to distance herself in action from the big business she decries in theory. Few will respect a candidate who accepts substantial donations from hedge funds while pledging reforms on Wall Street. Even Clinton’s work for women’s advancement could be categorized as “first world feminism” focusing on wage inequality pertains to educated, predominately white, upperclass women, thereby alienating Clinton from some of the lower class while aligning her with the more …show more content…
With the standing to champion women’s issues on par with Clinton, coupled with the ability to draw from the strong populist base that Sanders enjoys, Warren could grasp a unified base within the Democratic Party. Warren is also one of the rare politicians who has been able to attain critical favor with the Black Lives Matter movement, demonstrated by the praise generated by her recent speech on racial inequality in Boston. Despite her stated contentment leading the senate, Warren may only be one among several Democratic candidates whose presidential potential has been overlooked in favor of championing Clinton in