The Pro Hillary Thread

After reading the article, I'm not sure who I'd like to see. I know I don't want Sanders or Warren (Warren is too valuable where she is now).

Governor John Hickenlooper: The Colorado governor is a man almost anyone would enjoy ‘hanging out with.’ He has shown amazing courage and leadership on gun issues. His state over the last year has been hit with massive wildfires, gun massacres and floods. The Governor received high marks on all of them. He also brings great strength to the ticket for those critical Rocky Mountain states.

Of course, many voters are already wary of Hillary’s hard-core liberal credentials. They believe she would be a good president overall, but only a small percentage of voters today are extreme liberals like Hillary. Most of them fall somewhere in the middle of the liberal/conservative political spectrum.

How Does Hillary Solve the Problem of Bill Clinton’s Past?

Just so we are clear, here’s what we will be reminded of over and over again in the November elections if Trump is the nominee:

— President Bill Clinton is only the second President in history to be impeached by Congress.
— While removal from office required 67 votes, 50 Senators voted him guilty of obstruction of justice and 45 votes found him guilty of perjury.
— President Clinton was found guilty of civil contempt of federal court and fined $90,000.
— His license to practice law in Arkansas was suspended and he was also forbidden from practicing law before the Supreme Court of the United States.

You don’t need much of an imagination to conjure up a campaign attack ad from the information.

Today the former president is being sent out to campaign for Hillary as her main surrogate. However, the issue of Ms. Clinton’s defense of his second term behavior has not been brought up politically by any person until Trump. The Republicans will absolutely LOVE Trump hitting the issue head on. There will be, among rank and file Republicans, a collective yelling of the word ‘finally!” Expect Trump to dig deep into the speaking fees President Clinton collected while Ms. Clinton was Secretary of State. Even the appearance of impropriety will be used very effectively by Trump.

Hillary Clinton is an amazing candidate. She should run on her own and her vision for the future. The former President campaigning prominently in her campaign will distract from her abilities and talents. She is running as “Hillary” and should not allow this election to become about “The Clintons.” Voters love Hillary but are terribly fatigued by “The Clintons.”

There is a role for our problem boy Bill. Put him to work not through the campaign but through the Democratic National Committee. Get him out in those battleground states on behalf of the party — registering voters, raising money for the state Democratic parties, helping local candidates and in the process helping his wife’s campaign. He would be terrific in that role.

You can shout how unfair it is for this issue to be raised. You can shoot the messengers who bring it up. But living in denial or wishful thinking will not change the facts on the President’s past or the political realities of 2016. President Clinton should be the first to realize that he should let Hillary be Hillary. We need him in 2016 but not as her chief surrogate.

Bernie Sanders is facing calls to exit the Democratic primary for president, but Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said such pressure is unwarranted.

Hickenlooper, a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter, said Sanders has “touched a nerve” this election year.

“I think that earns him the right to go all the way to the end if he wants,” Hickenlooper said in an interview late last week. “I think he’s earned the right to define his entire campaign.”

He also brings great strength to the ticket for those critical Rocky Mountain states.