She is equally blunt in her retort to those who say she’s not up to the job. “I’ll tell you, some within the party who have criticized me — or John McCain’s pick of me — I think some of this underlying criticism is again coming from the hierarchy. It is because I haven’t always just toed the line in the party. I’m not wired to do that. I want reform of our party, I want to be able to prove that our party is worthy of leading this country. And I’m not going to just go along to get along. I’ve never been able to do that. It bodes well for someone’s character, I believe, and is a strength.”