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In response to "I am old enough, but remind me, in your view, why she became an enemy of the Right? -- nm" by ty97

Becuase in 1992, America was a fair bit different --

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) May 9 '17, 07:58

she was a young'ish liberal woman who stood by her man as he was climbing the rungs of power, even to the point where he dishonored her marriage.

America at the time hadn't had a baby boomer president so there was age'ism, they hadn't had an anti-Vietnam president...and the cheating Bill did reflected on her as she stayed with him to climb the ladder of power. All in all, I think Hillary and Bill's marriage is vital to a lot of the disdain for her; it fed the narrative she was power-hungry even if she would forgive his serial adultery.

She was a target-rich environment for the cutthroat world of politics; she was a woman who wanted more (rarity in 92) and had her own thoughts, she was a literal different generation to many of the Right and she wasn't very good at defusing them.

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One could also argue that making her point for the failed 90's Health Plan went a long way as well. It was a... - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 08:01 4
- But don't both your and Will's points support MDH to an extent - ty97 May 9, 08:17 2
  - It's an aggregate. She made the role of First Lady political for the first time in 50 years when she took on health care in 1993. - Name Withheld by Request May 9, 08:25 1
    - I think most people have forgotten that. It's the 25 years of mud-slinging, not one failed policy initiative. - Roger More May 9, 08:46
- That falls under the wanting more comment I have. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 08:05

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