Kathy Sullivan: How Hillary Clinton won my vote
From the local New Hampshire opinion section: http://www.unionleader.com/Kathy-Sullivan-How-Hillary-Clinton-won-my-vote&source=RSS
Back in 2007, I attended an endorsement of Hillary Clinton by NEA-NH. Without notes or a teleprompter, she talked about education at all levels, from pre-K to elementary school to high school, vocational training, college and post graduate education. It was at that event that I realized just how smart, articulate and knowledgeable she is.
I recently went to see Hillary Clinton again at a town hall meeting. It was another bravura performance by the former Secretary of State, as she answered questions on a variety of topics: executions in Saudi Arabia, autism, the price of prescription drugs, substance abuse, the environment, and more. As always happens when I see Hillary Clinton, I was struck by the depth of her knowledge on so many issues.
In addition, as she consistently proves at her town hall meetings, she is empathetic with the people who come to see her. Person after person gets up to ask questions, most not out of intellectual curiosity, but because of something that has affected them or a loved one. One woman brought her list of payments for her prescription medicine — more than $4,000. A young man talked about how he is paying 10 percent interest on his student loans.
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Here is my final reason for supporting Hillary Clinton: She has proven that she is tough enough to be President like no other Republican or Democratic candidate. She has been attacked, vilified, lied about and obsessed over by the media and extremists. Yet Hillary Clinton still stands, and she still is out there every day trying to make this a better country. That is the person I want leading our country.
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