Hillary: Humans of New York, Part 2
Im not Barack Obama. Im not Bill Clinton. Both of them carry themselves with a naturalness that is very appealing to audiences. But Im married to one and Ive worked for the other, so I know how hard they work at being natural. Its not something they just dial in. They work and they practice what theyre going to say. It's not that they're trying to be somebody else. But it's hard work to present yourself in the best possible way. You have to communicate in a way that people say: OK, I get her. And that can be more difficult for a woman. Because who are your models? If you want to run for the Senate, or run for the Presidency, most of your role models are going to be men. And what works for them wont work for you. Women are seen through a different lens. Its not bad. Its just a fact. Its really quite funny. Ill go to these events and there will be men speaking before me, and theyll be pounding the message, and screaming about how we need to win the election. And people will love it. And I want to do the same thing. Because I care about this stuff. But Ive learned that I cant be quite so passionate in my presentation. I love to wave my arms, but apparently thats a little bit scary to people. And I cant yell too much. It comes across as too loud or too shrill or too this or too that. Which is funny, because Im always convinced that the people in the front row are loving it.