On 7th February 2000, for the first time in American history, a First Lady (a sitting one at that) took to the podium to announce her candidacy for public office – a New York Senate bid that would no doubt soon propel her to the White House.
And so began perhaps the longest electoral campaign in American history. Cruelly, or at least unexpectedly, denied the Democratic nomination in 2008 – surely, just surely, 2016 was her year for the party faithful to come a’begging.
But ever since her formal announcement in April, things have not looked good for Team Hillary. The Benghazi Committee, which began as an investigation into the deaths of American citizens in 2012, has morphed into an ongoing saga around her use of a private email server as Secretary of State.
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Justified or not, the ensuing furore has highlighted just about all of Mrs Clinton’s weaknesses: that she is sneaky and mistrustful, willing to break the rules for personal gain.
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