Saw a headline one day last week for an article mentioning something Bill Clinton’s wife did. Didn’t read it, but seeing her name caused me to consider that she’ll almost certainly run for the presidency next time around.
That set me to further pondering why anyone would vote for her. Because aside from celebrity gained from fawning media coverage, the sum total of her personal accomplishments, other than marrying Willy, are zip, zero, nada or less.
On the other hand, however, there are some things she’s responsible for that haven’t worked out so well. Such as the Benghazi raid that cost four American lives, which occurred on her watch no matter how much the press tries to cover it up. Then there’s her short stint as the New York Senator from Arkansas who had no track record at all.
Then, of course, if she actually does run next time, I’m sure that all the skeletons quietly residing in closets right now will resurface so I won’t reproduce the ten or twelve pages of negative or questionable activity attributed to her today.
Instead, I’ll simply focus on the demographic aspects of what her candidacy might look like in 2016.
At that time, she’ll be 67 years old, which means she’ll be out of touch, age-wise, with about 88% of the population. At present, according to the Census Bureau, 27.3% of the citizenry is under 20 years old. 50.13% is under 50, while the nation’s median age is 36.8. Old folks, over 65 like her, equate to only 12.8%.
But even worse for her, is that as old as she is, she looks even older than that, which is diametrically the reverse of most women today, a significant part of the voting base.
More and more women work today for myriad reasons, and are smart, responsible and involved significantly in achieving on their own. So, the question is, what could they possibly see as commonality with a political hack who married her way into a political career, accomplishing nothing since? Even Nancy Pelosi’s accomplished more that that.
So, it should be interesting watching the scenario play out. Unless ,of course, old man time proves to be too big a burden on her back, forcing her to drop out. Or, something like the Benghazi cover-up finally exposes her total incompetence. But for right now, it’s far to soon to tell.
That's it for today folks.
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