There are only two things wrong with the Hillary Campaign her message and Bill
As
a beginner when it comes to political campaigns and not as experienced as those
she has around her, I have listened to some of her speeches and saw how quickly
her husband has stepped on his tongue, all this reminds me of the message she
was sending during her contest with Senator Barrack Obama and all that was left
was “oh no not again”. I then came to
the realization that there are only two things she needs to change is her
message and her husband.
Let’s
deal with Bill first, many call him the greatest weapon in the Democratic
arsenal and at one point maybe he was.
Maybe the Bill we wish to remember is the one who had his entire plan
mapped out in front of him, knew where he wanted to go and most importantly how
to get there. Yes he made several missteps
along the way but to a person those who voted for him was very glad they
did. I don’t think we are looking at the
same Bill today. The drive he had then
was so that he could lead the free world but I do not sense that he has the
same drive for his wife. Maybe for all
these years he had to consider her as a partner and now if she wins, he has to
consider her as an equal. Not many men
are ever willing and ever comfortable with that aspect of life and especially
in politics. Simply look at all those
men making decisions for women because silently they are still under the
impression that they know best for women and they seem them as inferior and
someone who has not earned their way to the top but slept their way there. Bill may not be as blatant as to say it but
some of the missteps he has made already and considering how he laid out her
campaign before, his actions surely make one think that he might.
When
it comes to her message, the current one I believe is all wrong and has been
for some time. Hillary Rodham Clinton
has been in the spotlight too long to try and paint her as new and because some
are trying to do that, all it really does is make her look extremely unsure and
unhappy. This perception lasts for much
longer than a caucus and even voting times, it could last a life time. My suggestion is simple, stop trying to make
her out to be something she is not and embrace who she really is. Her new motto should be “But I’m Still
Standing”” and she should start off by saying as a woman in a predominate male
only field of practicing law, many saw me as easy, a push over and an easy
mark, they were wrong. As a first lady of
Arkansas and the wife of the governor, people saw me as seen but never heard
and a voiceless trophy wife, I’ll never just smile and sit on anyone’s
shelf. As first lady of this United
States and the wife of the president, people saw me as more an item on the
president’s arm instead of an extension of it.
This has been the case not only for me but for many women our entire
lives and ladies and gentlemen it is time for a change. President Obama learned about how valuable strong
women are from his mother because she was one. He sought out a strong woman because his wife
is one and when he beat me for the presidency, he wanted a strong woman for
Secretary of State. You know me. In the mold of Madeline Albright, Angela
Merkel, Claire MacAskill, Olympia Snow, Gabby Gifford and so many more, we
stand up and say, no more being silent and speaking when spoken to. No more following the conversation we now
shall lead it. No more waiting on men to
say what we can and cannot do, we will tell them what we are going to do. You know me.
Through Benghazi, Monica Lewinsky, Senate investigations and House
Panels, I have survived them all and I am still standing.
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