Much has been made about Senator Hillary Clinton’s efforts to find her “voice” in the current campaign to be her party’s presidential candidate. First, there was the sentimental Hillary who teared up in New Hampshire. This was the point where she was no longer “in it to win it,” but was now in it for the good of the country.
Then there was the “Thirty-Five Years of Experience” phase where Clinton stressed that she was uniquely suited to be President because of her long career of public service. She not-so-quietly raised the question of her chief opponent’s lack of credentials in this area.
Last week, prior to the primaries in Texas and Ohio, we saw the “Fighter” voice take over as she declared that a fighter is precisely what is needed in the White House. In a way, I’d been waiting for this, since Clinton and her husband Bill have never backed down in the face of adversity or evidence.
I have no doubt that, regardless of the delegate count on any given day, Senator Clinton is in it to the end. She’s endured much and waited a long time (just like the Republican nominee actually) for her own shot at the Presidency. How it turns out still remains to be seen, but I’m confident we’re in for more voices in the future. Louder, more strident ones too.
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