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The article is a strawman attack and a hit piece rather than an analysis ... all politicians ... have directions they wish to focus the nation
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I didn't read the linked article, but the 'most salient observation' seems spot on. Modern American leftism/liberalism is based on the premise that all people (other than government employees or those properly ordained by the Democratic Party) are either evil, incompetent, or both, and Hillary seems completely comfortable with that outlook. While one can reasonably argue that the walk didn't always match the talk, Reagan's rhetoric was (IIRC) universally about empowerment, promoting the idea that most people are good and/or capable.
Stated policies, platforms, and other promises certainly do count towards electability, but I'd think whether or not a candidate has any respect for you (assuming you're one of the masses rather than some sort of associate) would have some appreciable bearing, given the track record of political promises...
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What exactly is Hillary supposed to change? I can't think of much more status quo than a potential 28 years in which this country has been run by either a Clinton or a Bush.
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Are you saying you can't see any difference between any given Bush or any given Clinton? Certainly none of them have been/are the best possible choice, but the manner and degree to which that is the case varies widely.