The Donald is a black hole in the negative-attention department. Meanwhile Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine are doing the work of actually campaigning, talking to people about ideas and policy.
Read something interesting today about Hillary's Pittsburgh rally. She apparently said she anticipates spending a good portion of her presidency on the road, reaching out to Americans across the country so that she can listen, observe and strategize how to implement the best programs to solve regional problems and reach as many people as quickly as possible. It weaves into her personal motto of doing the most good for the most people as long as you can. In this instance, she'll have the power of the presidency itself to maximize her reach. Town hall meetings are something HRC excels at, so I think this is a brilliant, novel way to rethink a President's domestic role. Take it off the pedestal, outside the normal Washington press conference and TV appearances and make it personal, person-to-person, eyeball-to-eyeball because when it comes to regional needs, one size does not fit all. It also makes sense, too, that Tim Kaine is uniquely qualified to hold down the fort in DC while these road trips proceed. Instead of the bully pulpit being riveted to the WH floor, Hillary plans to rip it up and take it on the road.
I like this idea. A lot.
I can hear the Republicans screeching already. Not to mention the Secret Service. I fully predict we will be surprised--in a good way--once Hillary Clinton takes office. She's going to do it her way.
So am I optimistic? Yes, but I still believe she needs to campaign as if she were 10 points behind. Because Trump and his sleazy entourage are willing to burn the place down to win in November. Hillary Clinton needs an indisputable, soul-trouncing lead to quell the madness. Maybe we should all take Warren Buffet's pledge--to take at least 10 people to the polls on November 8th.
If you can do it Omaha, you can do it anywhere!
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