Let’s get excited about Hillary Clinton: She’s not a savior — but she is exactly what we need

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http://www.salon.com/2015/11/09/lets_get_excited_about_hillary_clinton_shes_not_a_savior_but_she_is_exactly_what_we_need/

 Monday, Nov 9, 2015 05:00 AM CST

Let’s get excited about Hillary Clinton: She’s not a savior — but she is exactly what we need
Clinton is the candidate we need in 2016: One who reminds us politics is about coalitions, not savior figures
Amanda Marcotte


Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president is not going to be Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. How could it be? The Obama of 2008 was a transformative figure and his campaign became a cipher for so many who hoped for a liberal politics that transcended the ugliness of the Bush years, that injected hope and optimism and real change into the body politic. The tears I shed the night Obama won were copious and real, and it’s nearly impossible to imagine such a cathartic moment of pure joy happening if Clinton wins. Or ever again, really.

Then the next eight years were spent crashing down to earth. Which isn’t to say that Obama was a bad president. On the contrary: Say that to me, and you’ll hear a long list of accomplishments pulled off in one of the most hostile environments possible. He’s one of the most effective liberal presidents in history. But the country is still facing quite a few problems.

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Amanda Marcotte is a bile-spewing blogger who specializes in epithets in lieu of arguments.

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http://www.salon.com/2015/11/09/lets_get_excited_about_hillary_clinton_shes_not_a_savior_but_she_is_exactly_what_we_need/

 Monday, Nov 9, 2015 05:00 AM CST

Let’s get excited about Hillary Clinton: She’s not a savior — but she is exactly what we need
Clinton is the candidate we need in 2016: One who reminds us politics is about coalitions, not savior figures
Amanda Marcotte


Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president is not going to be Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. How could it be? The Obama of 2008 was a transformative figure and his campaign became a cipher for so many who hoped for a liberal politics that transcended the ugliness of the Bush years, that injected hope and optimism and real change into the body politic. The tears I shed the night Obama won were copious and real, and it’s nearly impossible to imagine such a cathartic moment of pure joy happening if Clinton wins. Or ever again, really.

Then the next eight years were spent crashing down to earth. Which isn’t to say that Obama was a bad president. On the contrary: Say that to me, and you’ll hear a long list of accomplishments pulled off in one of the most hostile environments possible. He’s one of the most effective liberal presidents in history. But the country is still facing quite a few problems.

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Clinton is one of the most polarizing figures in American Politics. She has no interest in coalitions. She craves one thing, power. She has stated on any number of occasions she believes her job is to impose her will on people and anything that gets in the way, Courts, Congress etc. is her enemy.