Why you should vote for her:
Don’t let Sen. Hillary Clinton’s pantsuit and hair-do stories give you the wrong impression. She’s a strong-headed woman who is leading the Democratic Party in the polls and primaries. Sure, her earrings and necklaces match, and it’s always fun to see what color outfit she’ll wear next (because the men usually just wear black), but her cool, collective and determined manner while sustaining a strong, confident voice beats out the other candidates during debates and makes her rise as an ambitious winner.
This New York senator has raised more money than any other candidate and is the most well known, like her or not. She also has the best resume: She was First Lady for eight years. She’s come closer to being president than any of the other candidates and any other woman in American history. Despite the unfair and na’ve doubt that Clinton couldn’t run the country, she has proven herself to be an aggressive, competent leader for the Democratic Party.
Clinton’s been a N.Y. Senator since 2000. She’s wanted to implement a universal health care system since her husband was president, and her plan is different and more efficient than Sen. Barack Obama’s. She supports a troop withdrawal from Iraq, providing a multi-billion dollar international effort for the needs of Iraqi refugees and wants to continue a targeted search for terrorist organizations such as al-Qaida. She supports energy independence, seeks an 80 percent carbon reduction by 2050 and opposes drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in the Atlantic.
Clinton’s the perfect left-wing candidate, environmentally friendly, ready to stick up for the middle-class Americans who have lost their voice in government and finding a partisan-supported balance on social issues.
Why you shouldn’t vote for her:
Clinton’s detractors believe she’s been in Washington too long, she’s a warmonger and she pays too much attention to lobbyists. She unfortunately can’t shake the terrible “bitch” image that some have shadowed her with. Her “teary-eyed” tactic was seen as a phony and weak strategy to get more votes. (But hey – it worked.)
She also runs on experience instead of the more popular change campaign. But what disturbs most people is the undemocratic Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton presidential pattern that would be created if she became president.
-Amanda Strouse is a journalism senior.
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