If Hilary Clinton will be a good president or not

Conduct: Plagiarism is unacceptable. Please put quotation marks around anything you copy/paste, always give credit (even if paraphrasing), and in general make your own arguments (which can of course then be supported by any number of sources that say the same thing). All three of pro's contentions were in fact merely copied from the same article. Of which only two were cited, and none were given as proper quotes. Sources were then inflated by listing the same source as if it were multiple articles instead of just one (2 and 3 are the exact same link… this I do consider an honest mistake, however best to point it out to help people avoid it in future). Cross Examination Response: "you referred to her as a 'good candidate.' Then, you went along to say that she wouldn't be a good president in your closing." 1. I am unclear on what your question is. Someone could be good at running for office (a "good candidate"), and be a terrible president. Just consider the case of President Warren Harding who admitted "I am not fit for this office and should never have been here" [3]. 2. I have not actually referred to her as a good candidate or a bad. I stated the fact that "Good candidates wash out all the time, for a host of reasons." Easy evidenced by John Kerry being sent against Bush in 2004 instead of Howard Dean, who being on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine might have stood a chance [4, 5]. Defenses: Why each piece of my argument still stands. She Might Not Run "According to CNN news, they said and I quote, 'Clinton will announce her presidential campaign'." False attribution. Yes in the CNN article "Hillary Clinton wins award from gay hookup app" the words did appear, but not from CNN, rather from anonymous users of a "gay hookup app." That anonymous users of a certain app hope for something, is no reason to believe it. Whereas respectable source The Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake states: "There’s a real chance Hillary Clinton won’t run for president," citing such reasons as her diminishing favorability ratings, Benghazi, and more [6]. Party Primaries "Yes, there is no guarantee she would win democratic party primaries." Unless an argument is to be put forward that she will jump ship to the Republican Party, this seems to be a near concession. "There are roughly 158.6 million females in the US. Us women of the US deserve a voice, and she is our way." Elizabeth Warren. Warren is gaining ground while Clinton is losing it. Your own preferred source The Daily Beast now calls Warren "The Most Powerful Democrat in America," and notes "it's time Hillary started getting worried" [6]. Whereas if Clinton runs she will likely be compared to Todd Akin (the "legitimate rape" guy) due to interesting views against underage rape victims as reported by The Daily Beast [7]. Meanwhile Politico reports that "Elizabeth Warren is catching fire" [8]. Rebuttals: All three contentions offered, were in fact copied from an August 2013 article. Which ironically (considering my previous contention) states in the opening paragraph "in one day a candidate can go from frontrunner to underdog" [9]. Barrels of Money "Between now and 2016 Hillary could easily raise more than a billion dollars and much of it early." Could. This debate seems to center on the difference between the words "could" and "will." Could do something is hopeful thinking, and no assurance she will do anything. "just this week it was announced that Ready for Hillary had raised over a million dollars in June 2013" More like a week well over a year ago, news from two weeks ago pegs the group as already heavily in debt [10]. The Republicans Have a Weak Bench "and all signs point to her running" Over a year ago, and no sign of her actually deciding to run as come about. Also if the Democrats have a better choice than Hillary (as I've argued above), the Republican bench is meaningless. Calling Hillary "Old" Insults the Old Republican Base "voters over the age of 65 composed 16 percent of the electorate and voted for Romney over Obama" Hoping she will fight Romney… I suppose anything is possible. However this would help serve to separate her from the youth vote which was so deceive to President Obama's victories [11], therefore if the Republicans send in a younger contender she would be less electable. Sources: [3] http://www.usnews.com... [4] http://www.rollingstone.com... [5] http://www.rollingstone.com... [6] http://www.thedailybeast.com... [7] http://www.thedailybeast.com... [8] http://www.politico.com... [9] http://www.thedailybeast.com... [10] http://www.nytimes.com... [11] http://www.politico.com...