Hillary Clinton Chokes Up Reading Victory Speech She Never Gave

[Frank Underwood]

Thanks for sharing her victory speech that never was. It made me a bit sad watching that as I wanted her to win so much back in 2016. I had such high hopes for the US finally getting a female president and Hillary Rodham Clinton was really qualified for the job and I think she would have been a great President if given the chance.

Sorry, but I couldn't disagree more with that. While it would be nice for the US to have its first woman president, I would prefer one who didn't do the bidding of Wall Street, corporations, and the military industrial complex. Her husband Bill was basically a Reagan Democrat, and Hillary herself was a Republican in the 1960s. In the 1990s, she said the people kicked off of welfare by her husband were "no longer deadbeats." When she ran against Bernie Sanders in 2016, she said "single payer healthcare will never come to pass." She also funneled money through the DNC in 2016. In return, they did everything possible to sabotage Sanders. Like Biden and her husband, she is a corrupt neoliberal.

I think a part of the reason why she lost was because she had underestimated Trump and she was so sure of winning that she neglected visiting some states on the campaign trial.

Yes, and she also allowed Trump to outflank her on the left. While she supported trade deals that cost many Americans their jobs, Trump came out against them.

Her hubris was another factor. She told Rachel Maddow that she didn't need to court Sanders supporters because she was "winning."

When it came time to pick a VP, she could have healed some wounds by picking Sanders or another progressive. Instead, she picked someone even further right than herself. This seemed to be a calculated strategy, considering Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Democrats would pick up two Republican voters for every blue collar Democrat they lost. Since 2016, many anti-Trump neocons have been welcomed into the Democratic Party. It really speaks to how disgustingly right wing they've become.

 

[Frank Underwood]

The United States has never been a pure democracy. It's a republic. We elect representatives who then make decisions for us.

The electoral college was put in place to ensure that the interests of ALL citizens were equally represented. Majority rule isn't always the fairest form of government (especially if you happen to be in the minority). Without the electoral college, Texas, California, and New York would pick our presidents and those who live in less populous states would have no real representation in the presidency.

It's a rather moot point. The only people who have any real representation in this country are the CEOs regardless of which party is in control. It's been that way for decades.

 

[Ollie james]

Cheer up Hillary here's a cake from the birthday party I didn't have