I would imagine a segment of even the most loyal Democrats might resent a person as vile as Swillery Sot being shoved down their throats. Especially with the baggage she's dragging into this contest. After two terms in office, any party is going to struggle for the POTUS. They don't need this distraction and we all would appreciate a healthy competition and vetting prior to naming a nominee.
From The Hill:
According to the
Times’ account, the book includes details of $1 million in payments to former President Clinton by a Canadian bank and major shareholder in the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline project, around the time that Keystone was under discussion at the State Department. The book also notes that the biggest payments for speeches delivered by the former president came during his wife’s tenure at Foggy Bottom.
“Of the 13 Clinton speeches that fetched $500,000 or more, only two occurred during the years his wife was not secretary of State,” the book reportedly states.
This is not the first time that Clinton’s finances have pushed her off message. Last year, the publicity drive for her memoir Hard Choices became a damage-limitation exercise, after she said she and her husband were “dead broke” when they left the White House in early 2001.
Independent observers also warned about the new allegations’ capacity to divert the campaign.
“I think it is potentially problematic,” said Matthew Dickinson, a political science professor at Middlebury College who has written about wealth and the presidency. “The problems that Hillary has had in the past, dating back to Whitewater, were similar accusations of using her position for personal gain. … Even if there is only smoke and no fire, it still takes a lot to clear the smoke. She is going to have to spend time talking about this.”
Storm gathers around Clinton finances TheHill
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