Hillary Clinton’s launch of her presidential bid exhibits neither the oratorical triumph of Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz’s Liberty College debut nor the low-key toughness of Kentucky GOP Senator Rand Paul’s opening rally in Louisville. Instead, she has taken to social media to air a video (above) in which she looks into the camera and says (1:35) ‘I’m running for president.’ And then, at the end: ‘It’s your time, and I hope you’ll join me on this journey.’
This gap between the big-stage premiers of her two first rivals and her own small-screen YouTube announcement reflects her campaign’s chief problem: the gulf between Hillary’s vaunted record of accomplishment — and what she has actually delivered.
While her fans boast of her ‘decades of experience,’ Clinton has little to nothing to show for her years in public life. Her four years as secretary of state are defined by the words ‘e-mail server,’ ‘Russian reset,’ and ‘Benghazi.’
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