Hillary Clinton More Appealing Now Than During 2008 Presidential Election
Hillary Clinton, apart from Donald Trump, is one of the most polarizing figures in the world of U.S. politics.
It's either you hate her or you love her. Over the course of her recent campaign for the upcoming presidential elections, she has tried to portray herself as human and relatable to the voters as possible, and it seems to be working.
According to The Los Angeles Times, Iowa voters are now saying that she came across as simultaneously more confident and congenial this time around compared to her 2008 campaign.
One person from Iowa named Lois Boone of Sioux City said, "She's not the fuzziest person in the world, but she's a lot fuzzier than she was then."
In fact, during her campaign stops this week, she repeatedly said to voters that she's a grandmother and that her daughter, Chelsea, is expecting her second child this summer. She also talked about the hardship of caring for sick relatives.
Even as Hillary discussed typical hot topics like economy, terrorism and gun control, she made sure to trickle the voter's more intimate concerns like battling Alzheimer's and helping children with autism. In addition, the leading Democratic candidate even asked members of the crowd to raise their hand if they know someone affected by either condition.
And as dozens of crowd members raised their hand, Clinton remarked "Oh my goodness, wow." Her campaign also proposed to boost funding for Alzheimer's research and expand the early screening for autism.
In a similar note from The Daily Mail, Clinton repeatedly says "I need you" for every handshake and selfies with the Iowa voters. In what seems to be fear for another mishap in Iowa, she is now preaching a message of urgency, challenging her supporters to dig in during the final month before the state's lead-off presidential caucus.
She also concentrated her campaign fighting off Republicans and avoided mentioning her main Democratic rival Bernie Sanders, which poll numbers remain relatively distant.
This time around, she isn't taking any chances and has upgraded her ground game on the state.
However, The Washington Post said that despite a great chance of winning Iowa, she still needs to cement her status as the Democratic front-runner and edge out a blow-out win against her rivals.
She urged an enthusiastic Iowa crowd of 600 to "Please join my campaign. Be part of the vision and the values that I believe are in the best interest of our country and reflect the better angels of ourselves."
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