Understanding how Hillary Clinton would govern

Hillary Clinton's greatest skill can also be her greatest weakness.

[LEEboneisDaMan]

This is why I subscribed to vox. Not to agree with me on everything. But to present a smart intelligent subject on a complicated issue where I agree with some aspects and disagree with others. Well done guys.

[unluckynumbersleven]

remember when we thought trump couldnt win

[arachnidaaa]

I'm Filipino and I love watching American politics like I'm American, hahaha

[Sewblon]

I tried to read her platform. It was long, detailed, and without any apparent unifying objective, theme, or principle. Now it all makes sense. That platform was written by everyone she ever had a conversation with together.

[artemis_lena]

I don't blame her for not trusting the press. The main press in the U.S. is a disgusting joke.

[raptorekpl]

"I did not have a sexual relation with that classified email"
-- Clinton.

[raulmartinez]

Something tells me most people disliked this video without even watching the entirety of the video.

[edli]

"Why don't YOU get a drink with Mitch McConnell?" - Barack Obama

[merrymachiavelli]

I think part of this is the obsession with personality and character, over policies, that American politics tends to have. I'm British, and, generally speaking, we care much less about the characters of our politicians beyond whether they seem capable. Or at least, I do.

By that I mean I don't give a rats arse about the Prime Ministers family or pets or religious affiliation...etc...etc. I don't care if they are 'nice', 'confident' or 'love the country!', and even if I did, whether they can present those characteristics while on campaign has very little to do with their political decisions while in power. To me, the only things that should really matter are, in order of importance;

A. their intelligence and broader competency
B. their position on _specific_ political issues e.g. GM crops, nuclear energy, HS2 (a controversial railway line)...etc
C. their broader ideological positioning.

On those grounds I really don't see much difference between Obama and Hillary other than Hillary having more political experience (which I count as a good thing). A Hillary presidency would be, as far as anyone can reasonably predict, a continuation of Obama's. That may be a good or bad thing, depending on your point of view, but regardless it's hardly a political earthquake.

But, because American news media and society loves to obsess over character and the individual so much, that fact seems to have been obscured. I don't mean to sound superior here - in the UK we have our own issues - it's just something I've noticed.

[cmeimgee]

Sanders' speeches didn't leave people marveling at his "political skills". They left people marveling at his integrity and ability to speak like a normal person in a position of power. Which is in large part what politicians are supposed to be.

Vox does a lot of great things, bringing attention and education to lots of topics that deserve it. But viewers should be careful not to mistake a well-supported opinion for fact, and should not stop their train of thought when the video ends. Vox's productions make it very easy to do both of those things. Especially when Ezra Klein himself steps in front of the camera.

[girletherial]

Watching this today is so depressing....

[kemoblueu]

"She's a great listener alright"

- Goldman Sachs

[jada]

America needs a leader that listens to its struggling people and helps rather than send the national guard to silence and control them.. smh

[myhappyskin]

Listening was never something what was treasured in the American politics. Show is that what’s counts. That’s why we now have a clown as a president who entertains us every day

[ericadurazo]

Remember when people acted like it was a hard choice between Trump and still hate those people

[tinadong]

Wow imagine having a leader that listens. The current Cheeto couldn’t even directly answer a question from the press

[dagroovydude]

Vox, you forgot to put the "I'm Hillary Clinton, and I approve this message." at the end.

[tjevans]

The elephant in the room is that she's a woman? Really? I would say the elephant is the long list of controversy and scandals she's directly involved in.

[GeorgeGeorgeOnly]

Even though I am watching this video 3 years and 8 months after it was made, it's content is no less relevant as we draw to the end of Trump's first term. This video explains so much of how & why Trump won, but also it explains much about human nature, and how Trump can win a second term.
Clinton the Listener, vs Trump the Talker; People like hearing someone telling them simple solutions to complex problems. But, people don't expect or want to have to explain to an electoral candidate what the problems are, because they expect the candidate to somehow know and completely understand already, and to sound authoritative about it. And this is where human nature is at its most frail and most exploitable.
I also see now how Clinton got foul pressed. Even I fell for it. 😕

[carlsmith]

Why do people consider this bias? Pointing out positives and negatives on a subject is not biased. It's not biased to say that ice cream tastes good but is unhealthy.