At Emily’s List Gala, Hillary Clinton Steers Clear of E-Mail Controversy
and of course she does, the email thing is really just another attempt to loop back to Benghazi. We should expect many more.
“Elections should be contests of ideas,” Clinton said. “Women who have entered the arena well-equipped … can make their case, can be elected.” In another veiled reference to her plans, which are likely to include launching a campaign in April, she said: “Along life’s way you get a chance to make millions of decisions. Some of them are big, like do you run for office.”
While Clinton wasn’t shy about hinting at what might be next, she didn’t talk about a recent flurry of unflattering stories swirling around her, including the Clinton Foundation’s history of accepting contributions from foreign governments, and her use of a personal e-mail account while at the State Department.
Emily’s List president Stephanie Schriock did, however, allude to the scrutiny Clinton has received in her introduction of the Democratic frontrunner. “Nobody in American political history has faced more unfair attacks, more desperate opposition than Hillary,” she said. But Clinton has “shown us how to shake off the setbacks, ignore the haters and keep focused on moving our country forward.”In an interview earlier in the night, Schriock said her focus Tuesday night was to “celebrate” the former secretary of state, who’s been “such a champion for women and children around the country.”
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