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The Post-Star (Glen Falls NY) endorses Hillary Clinton.
Headline: "Clinton has the temperament, experience to be a good president."
Excerpt:
Clinton is a pragmatist, who was known during her time in the Senate for working with Republican senators to get things done, such as providing military health benefits to reservists and members of the National Guard. As first lady, she helped create and led the effort to push through Congress the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health coverage to millions of children in low-income families. As secretary of state, she pushed for and enforced tough sanctions on Iran, which brought that country to the negotiating table. She has been a strong and consistent advocate for women’s rights internationally.
Bernie Sanders, in contrast, stands for lofty principles — universal health care, free higher education — but has little to show for them. Even if we agreed that universal health care would be better than Obamacare, we do not believe Sanders or anyone else could get that legislation passed. Obamacare is a partial measure — a compromise — but it has helped millions of people and saved many lives. We endorse Hillary Clinton’s support for it.
Likewise, we are skeptical of Sanders’ ability to pay for expensive programs such as free college education. He would have to work with Congress, like any president, and would be blocked from extracting the needed billions out of, for example, the Department of Defense.
Clinton has demonstrated more of the negotiating and compromising skills a president needs than Sanders has. Clinton’s eight years in the Senate trenches should serve her better than, for example, Barack Obama’s three years did.
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We respect Sanders’ long advocacy for the less privileged. But Clinton is the more experienced and accomplished candidate, and she will make a better president.
Bernie Sanders, in contrast, stands for lofty principles — universal health care, free higher education — but has little to show for them. Even if we agreed that universal health care would be better than Obamacare, we do not believe Sanders or anyone else could get that legislation passed. Obamacare is a partial measure — a compromise — but it has helped millions of people and saved many lives. We endorse Hillary Clinton’s support for it.
Likewise, we are skeptical of Sanders’ ability to pay for expensive programs such as free college education. He would have to work with Congress, like any president, and would be blocked from extracting the needed billions out of, for example, the Department of Defense.
Clinton has demonstrated more of the negotiating and compromising skills a president needs than Sanders has. Clinton’s eight years in the Senate trenches should serve her better than, for example, Barack Obama’s three years did.
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We respect Sanders’ long advocacy for the less privileged. But Clinton is the more experienced and accomplished candidate, and she will make a better president.
http://poststar.com/news/opinion/editorial/endorsement-clinton-has-temperament-experience-to-be-a-good-president/article_2ced0e46-60e3-541c-a53e-315a285b4b1f.html
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