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Tag Archive | "hillary clinton"

With new candidates coming out of the woodwork seemingly almost daily, the 2008 presidential election is forecasted to be a heavily contested one. The two primary parties, Democrats and Republicans, both find themselves in an internal struggle to produce a worthy candidate. The most recognizable name in the pool of candidates for the Democrats would have to be Hillary Clinton, wife of the former president Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton is a current Senate member representing the state of New York, where she has been elected by a wide margin in the past two elections.

A whirlwind of controversy surrounds Hillary Clinton in her run for presidency as she would be the first female to be elected president. There has been some recent criticism towards Hillary Clinton for her see-saw political agenda, the primary example being her stance on War in Iraq.

Hillary Clinton set the stage to enter a political career during the presidency of her husband, Bill Clinton. Hillary broke away from the normal tasks of the First Lady and took a prominent position in political matters. The Clinton Health Care Plan was a bill that Hillary took great pride in, although it failed due to lack of approval by Congress. Although her primary bill never passed, Hillary produced various laws that are now in effect.

The Worst Hillary Clinton held a comfortable lead in the first half of 2007, with her two major competitors, Barack Obama and John Edwards, lagging behind in the polls. Hillary Clinton also had a substantial lead in fundraising, although one of her major contributors came back to haunt her. Norman HSU, who had raised a great deal of money for Clinton’s presidential race, was found to be a fugitive in an old investment fraud case. Hillary managed to maintain a lead in the polls even through this controversy and still maintained a lead in fundraising. At the most recent Democratic debate in October, Hillary gave a lackluster performance and was hammered by the other Democratic candidates. This poor performance at a crucial debate may set Hillary back in future polls.