Clinton Has Enough Policy to Fill a Book, While Trump Has Said Little About How He’d Govern
here was little fanfare when Hillary Clinton released her mental health plan late last month.
The Democratic presidential hopeful didn’t visit a clinic. She didn’t surround herself with patients for a photo-op.
But for voters interested in how Clinton would tackle an issue that has frustrated policymakers for decades, she offered a 13-page, 27-point blueprint, with 25 footnotes.
“I don’t think that’s going to put her over the top in any state,” quipped Linda Rosenberg, president of the National Council for Behavioral Health, one of the nation’s leading proponents for mental health reform. “She could have probably just promised a White House conference.”
Clinton’s mental health plan exemplifies her unusual attention to the intricacies of policy-making, which is also reflected in detailed proposals for issues as diverse as autism and climate change, infrastructure and voting rights.
More: Clinton has enough policy to fill a book, while Trump has said little about how he’d govern