Is Hillary Clinton Leaning to the Right?
Hillary Clinton
may be the Democratic Party's leading candidate for President, but is she leaning
too far out towards the conservative right? No doubt, she is a seasoned veteran
in the political arena who believes in playing her cards with deliberation and
care. But for some time now, she has been increasingly courting the right
agenda.
Take for instance the speech she gave in January 2005, where she spoke on the importance of sexual abstinence for teenagers. Soon after, she shared the stage with Republican leaders such as Rick Santorum and Sam Brownback, and conservative Democratic Joe Lieberman, at a Capitol Hill press conference where the leaders called for federal funding for research on the effect of electronic media such as computers and i-pods on children's behavior development.
The conservative quarter also seems to have responded to Clinton. She has, for instance, drawn admiration from them for her stance on foreign policy. Her spar with fellow Democrat Barack Obama during a Democratic presidential debate—on whether a president should meet anti-American leaders without pre-conditions during his first year in office—has won her plaudits from established right-wingers such as the Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes, National Review's Rich Lory, and the New York Times columnist, David Brooks.
The question is whether Clinton's allegiance to the right will offend her Democratic voter base, with its significantly leftist bias. Well, her supporters do not seem too worried about it. However, Hillary Clinton would need to tread carefully to avoid tilting the balance too far on either side.
Take for instance the speech she gave in January 2005, where she spoke on the importance of sexual abstinence for teenagers. Soon after, she shared the stage with Republican leaders such as Rick Santorum and Sam Brownback, and conservative Democratic Joe Lieberman, at a Capitol Hill press conference where the leaders called for federal funding for research on the effect of electronic media such as computers and i-pods on children's behavior development.
The conservative quarter also seems to have responded to Clinton. She has, for instance, drawn admiration from them for her stance on foreign policy. Her spar with fellow Democrat Barack Obama during a Democratic presidential debate—on whether a president should meet anti-American leaders without pre-conditions during his first year in office—has won her plaudits from established right-wingers such as the Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes, National Review's Rich Lory, and the New York Times columnist, David Brooks.
The question is whether Clinton's allegiance to the right will offend her Democratic voter base, with its significantly leftist bias. Well, her supporters do not seem too worried about it. However, Hillary Clinton would need to tread carefully to avoid tilting the balance too far on either side.
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