At least one writer at The Nation magazine was very impressed with Hillary at Thursday's Milwaukee debate.
John Nichols, a writer for The Nation, has an article about how impressed he and others were with how Hillary wove specific Wisconsin examples to elucidate on major national challenges and issues.
That's more than just faint praise coming in a publication that recently endorsed Hillary's Democratic challenger.
Whether you agree with Nichols or whether you support Bernie or Hillary, it's a very interesting article, if for no other reason than showing how deft Hillary is at debating, not only by being knowledgeable about local issues, but having the dexterity to integrate local situations and examples into the national dialogue throughout the debate on major issues without doing so in a scripted manner.
“...in Milwaukee on Thursday night, Hillary Clinton displayed a steady awareness of where she was debating, using local references to make national points.”
The article is not a hit job on Bernie (nor a puff piece on Hillary), but actually compliments Bernie on his debate performance, as well, while going into detail about how Hillary expertly brought details of local situations to national issues.
“Debating in Wisconsin, which does not hold its primary until April 5, Clinton regularly referenced individuals, issues, and challenges facing the state in general and the city of Milwaukee in particular. Democrats can agree or disagree with Clinton on particular issues. And Democrats can certainly be impressed with the powerful statements made by Bernie Sanders, the need to end the massive redistribution of wealth upward in America, with his ripping of Wall Street’s influence on our politics and with his robust defense of single-payer healthcare.”
“But Clinton displayed a sense of place that was not just an example of smart politics. It was a reminder of what Americans should expect in a presidential contender and a president. The front-runner who now finds herself in a serious contest with Sanders—the winner of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary—did not merely name-drop the state she was passing through for the latest Democratic debate. Clinton’s references to Wisconsin issues and personalities came at proper points in the discussion. She used insights and details from Wisconsin to inform discussions about issues of concern not just to Wisconsinites but to Democrats who live far from the state.”
From citing the case of Dontre Hamilton when discussing police treatment of minorities to raising the issue of Scott Walker's assault of public employee unions, the article cites specific examples of exactly how Hillary did that.
Haven't seen a diary on this, so thought it would be worthwhile sharing.