A central tenet of Hillary Clinton’s pitch to voters is that in a season of wild promises and inflamed rhetoric she is steady, competent and prepared to deliver results.
Should she win the White House, that rationale will be put to the test in her first 100 days in office.
The former secretary of state has unveiled a series of detailed policy proposals that would, if implemented, fill in the gaps from Barack Obama’s legacy, and allow her to begin to build her own.
It would be an uphill battle, though. Mr Obama has said that one of the biggest surprises from his presidency was just how fleeting the goodwill he garnered upon taking office proved.
Like Mr Obama, Mrs Clinton will face fierce opposition from a Republican-controlled Congress, but unlike the sitting president she will be one of the least popular figures ever to take office. The window to implement her agenda will be short and the...
Should she win the White House, that rationale will be put to the test in her first 100 days in office.
The former secretary of state has unveiled a series of detailed policy proposals that would, if implemented, fill in the gaps from Barack Obama’s legacy, and allow her to begin to build her own.
It would be an uphill battle, though. Mr Obama has said that one of the biggest surprises from his presidency was just how fleeting the goodwill he garnered upon taking office proved.
Like Mr Obama, Mrs Clinton will face fierce opposition from a Republican-controlled Congress, but unlike the sitting president she will be one of the least popular figures ever to take office. The window to implement her agenda will be short and the...
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