Road trip! Loaded the van & set off for IA. Met a great family when we stopped this afternoon. Many more to come. -H pic.twitter.com/5Va7zeR8RP
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 13, 2015
Eh, I kind of like the Hillary launch video. Maybe I’m just sick of the “WORSHIP YOUR NEW GOD” candidate-centric videos.
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) April 12, 2015
Will Leitch, at Bloomberg Politics, also kinda likes HRC’s announcement video:
… In the wake of the email pseudo-scandal reminding us why were suspicious of Hillary and the Clintons in the first place, we found ourselves skeptical of even things Hillary said that were obviously, demonstratively true. (Hillary is the first person I’ve ever seen get hissed at when she said she was excited to be a grandmother.) But you can’t be skeptical of the people in the ad. They feel like us: Demographically chosen for maximum strategic value, of course, but relatable nonetheless. They feel normal.…
It’s a clever, reactionary populism. If you don’t like what people are saying—if those unfavorable numbers are too high—change the conversation: Turn it outward to the people. It would seem awfully difficult, even with a low-impact primary season, to sustain this strategy for a 577-day campaign. This is, after all, a campaign video that barely features the candidate. But then again, Ted Cruz’s ads have to make him look like a Michael Bay cowboy; many voters don’t know who Ted Cruz is. We know who Hillary is. That’s the problem. On the first day of her campaign, Hillary went about fixing it by releasing an ad that had her hiding in plain sight. All told: That doesn’t seem like the worst way to kick this off.
The Repubs, of course, are milking their supporters’ anti-Clinton bias, and demonstrating in the process why even the fervent Obots among us should be wary of attacks on her. From Business Insider:
… Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), who is considering entering the race, reacted to Clinton’s announcement with an email to supporters of his PAC, Right to Rise. Bush encouraged them to donate $5 to “stop” Clinton…
Bush predicted a Clinton presidency would exacerbate the “damage” caused by two terms of President Barack Obama.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who kicked off his presidential campaign last month, said a potential Clinton victory would mean a “third Obama term” in a lengthy press release sent out following her announcement…