Hi Dennis,

You're absolutely right about the smear campaign. I meant, all other things being equal (and obviously having been First Lady, a senator, and  secretary of state is quite distinctive), Hillary is no more dissimulating, corrupt, opportunistic or cynical than a typical pol. She was certainly targeted for being a Democrat married to Bill Clinton, but I think much of the animus toward Hillary is plain old sexism as well. Hillary was a pioneer, especially coming after First Ladies like the catatonic Nancy Reagan and wholly conventional Barbara Bush. One reason I voted for Hillary in the primary was out of disgust with the decades-long character assassination campaign against her. So unfair.

I do think Elizabeth Warren is to to the left of Hillary, more forthright, and far more credible as a critic and reformer of Wall Street. Also, Hillary's term is going to be hellish. We can expect more of the same from the incorrigible GOP, only worse.