Idaho (Boise) Statesman Endorses Hillary Clinton for Dem Caucuses
What the 2016 Democratic presidential race might lack in variety has been more than compensated by the spirited and substantive debates on issues that resonate with Americans.
We have enjoyed the mostly civil, issue-based back and forth between the two survivors former Secretay of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and we believe this process has made both of them better candidates.
But the discussions and stump speeches have yielded a clear and undeniable fact: Clinton has the better overall experience, grasp on the broad range of issues and the natural attributes to assume the presidency on Day 1 of her administration.
Clinton gets the nod for the Idaho Democratic caucuses Tuesday because of a lifetime of activism on behalf of Americans, her service as a U.S. senator in New York and her tenure as secretary of state in the Obama administration. Her government service working on behalf of 9/11 responders as a senator and being a tough negotiator during foreign policy missions in the Middle East show her capabilities, grit and determination to get things done.
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