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book_worm

(15,951 posts)
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 09:58 PM Mar 2016

Charlotte (NC) Observer endorses HRC

Here’s what ultimately counts most: We agree with Clinton on many of the country’s most pressing challenges, such as improving Obamacare, tackling income inequality and securing America’s safety with a blend of diplomacy and strength.

Yes, Clinton has come late to issues like income inequality and the bloated power of America’s financial institutions. She is not a visionary, but she certainly has been a fighter for those who need one. And although she and President Barack Obama have struggled along with the rest of the world to contain terrorism, Clinton has a broader and more precise grasp of foreign policy issues than does Sanders.

Importantly, she also is more electable in November than an idiosyncratic, self-described “Democratic socialist” would likely be.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article64290697.html#storylink=cpy

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Charlotte (NC) Observer endorses HRC (Original Post) book_worm Mar 2016 OP
K&R! Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #1
K & R Iliyah Mar 2016 #2
K&R UtahLib Mar 2016 #3
Kick for The Old North State wildeyed Mar 2016 #4
K & R SunSeeker Mar 2016 #5
not a visionary! ? Her Sister Mar 2016 #6
Another great endorsement! k&r DesertRat Mar 2016 #7
K&R fleabiscuit Mar 2016 #8
K&R SharonClark Mar 2016 #9
Another fantasiic endorsement.. thank you, book! Cha Mar 2016 #10
Bernie's list of newspaper endorsements seems a little ... NurseJackie Mar 2016 #11
Glad the paper endorsed Hillary, but they called her livetohike Mar 2016 #12
 

Her Sister

(6,444 posts)
6. not a visionary! ?
Sun Mar 6, 2016, 11:17 PM
Mar 2016

I don't see her like that!! To me she is more of a visionary than people think! Her whole life to me seems about that!

Well in any case do love when she gets endorsed.

livetohike

(22,121 posts)
12. Glad the paper endorsed Hillary, but they called her
Mon Mar 7, 2016, 08:44 AM
Mar 2016

flawed and ended the article with the FBI investigation meme! 😡

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