How have "most people in the world" contacted you about that? I recall some polling before and after the 2008 election that had Obama's approval numbers among the 'world's people' very high, way ahead of Hillary. Hillary's popularity abroad is more tied to her being a former first lady than what she's done as secretary of state (and as a former first lady, her numbers pale against other former first ladies). You also can't judge what Hillary might do as president do based on her record as a senator (although her senate record is hardly as progressive as you make it sound - Like Obama, her talk doesn't match her walk). That's true of most progressives in Congress; the party leadership covers them and lets them vote progressive to please the constituents back home generally only when their votes won't make a difference. Lynn Woolsey and Barbara Boxer are good examples of that. While Woolsey is the head of the Progressive Caucus, anti-war and a proponent of a public option, unbeknownst to her constituents (it wasn't reported in her district's local media) she campaigned for war hawk Jane Harman over progressive Democrat Marcy Winograd. Woolsey also caved on a public option, even when her vote wasn't needed. In case you didn't know, members of Congress have their own PACs through which they pump money into other politicians' campaigns. HillaryPAC has scouted and groomed and financed Blue Dog candidates (Tom Carper is one - He wouldn't be in the Senate were it not for the Clintons). Politicians aren't honest, direct and forthright people. And they're in it for themselves, not those they represent.
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