A major donor to the Clinton family was nominated to a hugely important government board at the “insistence” of Clinton’s staff. And what’s Raj Fernando’s current relationship with the Clintons? He’s one of Hillary’s super delegates.
Throughout their careers, the Clintons have been accused to being too comfortable with the attentions of the rich and powerful – of even trading money for access. One might argue that most presidential hopefuls do this. But the Clintons are alleged to have turned it into a fine art. When Bernie Sanders complains loudly about Mrs Clinton’s speeches to Wall Street execs, one of which earned her $225,000, he is articulating the feeling of many on the Left that the nominee is tainted by a lust for money. Likewise, one of the reasons why Trump garners some support is because people believe that his personal fortune puts him above influence peddling. Trump calls Clinton “Crooked Hillary”. He might be a bigot, he’s sort of saying, but he is his own bigot. No one can buy him.
Some are hailing Clinton’s nomination as a breakthrough for feminism and the beginning of the fightback against Trump. They’re wrong. She’s might turn out to be the weakest candidate the Democrats could field against The Donald. He’ll have a fun summer playing with her.
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