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Title: Dear God, Hillary Clinton. Please, Just Go.
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The Deily Beast
URL Source: https://www.thedailybeast.com/dear- ... llary-clinton-please-just-go-3
Published: Oct 18, 2018
Author: Liz Mair
Post Date: 2018-10-18 11:32:15 by nolu chan
Keywords: None
Views: 1262
Comments: 8
EXIT STAGE LEFT Dear God, Hillary Clinton. Please, Just Go. No one benefits from her latest venture back onto the political scene. Liz Mair We’re three weeks out from the 2018 midterm election, and Hillary Clinton is popping up again like a Halloween ghoul who keeps rising from the grave to terrorize the American public; only this time accompanied by the increasingly #MeToo burdened uber-villain, Bubba. The Clintons, it seems, can’t seem to call it quits, even if it means leaving members of their own party cringing and many more voters ready to “headdesk” themselves into a coma. This time, it’s happening courtesy of a pay-through-the-nose-to-see-them rehab tour. Because if there’s one thing America hasn’t had enough of over recent decades, it’s efforts by the Clintons to recast themselves as normal, likeable people, as they cash checks and play the victim. Previous editions of this show have included Hillary’s two Senate runs and two presidential runs, which, depending on one’s perspective, were either an attempt to show independence from her husband or to be compensated for his myriad screw ups. But despite the last run ending with a loss to Donald Freaking Trump, the most flawed candidate Republicans could conceivably have run in 2016, it appears that nothing will get Hillary out of our political debate once and for all. Hillary remains caught up in the delusion that the only reason she lost in 2016 was because of Russian interference. She does not seem to have fully processed the fact that she lost the electoral college, the only vote that counts. She touts the fact that she got nearly three million more votes than Trump while conveniently leaving out that her tally of the vote still fell well below 50 percent. Both of the major party nominees in 2016 were so unlikable, flawed and—let’s be candid—unethical that lots of us just couldn’t pull the lever for her even if we couldn’t stand Trump. According to a study from American National Election Studies, the words most associated by voters with Hillary in 2016 were “experienced liar.” Is it logical that she’d want to rehab her image, given all this? Perhaps. Is it possible? No. Do we need to watch her try? Definitely, definitely, definitely not. That might be especially the case if you’re a Democrat. Hillary’s continual pursuit of limelight and headlines ensures that the image of the Democratic Party remains an outdated, outmoded, and frankly despicable for far too many voters. This comes at a time when leading Democrats are attempting to focus voters’ attention on the future—2020, and beating Trump—and jostling for the role as the new party leader. [...] It’s time for Hillary and Bill to get off the stage and quit seeking the public adoration they’re clearly never going to get to the massive degree they crave it. Be content, like so many other party elders who turned out not to be winners, in working behind the scenes to help to deliver wins for other, better, up-and-coming, appealing voices. [...] So, Hillary, ditch the rehab tour. Dispense with TV appearances. Recognize that whether it’s lauded or not, you did make some kind of a difference (yes, even Hillary did a couple of things right in her various terms in public office), and be content to leave it there. Zombie movies for Halloween are fun. But whether you’re a Democrat, a Republican, or neither, there’s only so much zombie politics you can take. That’s what the Clintons essentially offer now—a brain-devouring, egocentric version of Democrat-ism lurching and festering onward, seemingly endlessly.
The Daily Beast
10.18.18 5:20 AM ET
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#2. To: nolu chan (#0)
Given the amount of damage she's done and still doing to Democrats, some might suggest she's secretly working for the R's and always has been. The reality might be she is so secretive in working for the R party that even SHE doesn't know it.
#3. To: Pinguinite (#2)
With the likes of Hillary, Elizabeth Warren, DiFi, et al craving attention by bashing Trump, the Dems have no message at all for the daily news cycle. Less than three weeks out from the election and Trump has them yammering about Trump, Creepy Porn Lawyer (CPL), Stormy Horseface, Elizabeth Warren's DNA, and the like. Trump has owned them.
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