Sunday, June 15, 2014

June 15, 2014.

Clinton Finds Hurdles on Book Tour

"Any question I like?’"

It was supposed to be an easy re-entry into the world of campaign-style politics, a book rollout that put Hillary Clinton in front of adoring crowds and handpicked interviewers from the national media.

"Anything." He saw that Winston’s eyes were upon the dial. "It is switched off. What is your first question?"

Yet Week One of Mrs. Clinton's book tour proved a tougher slog than the once-and-probably-future presidential candidate might have preferred. Mrs. Clinton looked unpolished in some of her appearances, critics said, fueling perceptions that she's out of practice after a six-year sabbatical from the rough-and-tumble of national politics.

"What have you done with Julia?" said Winston.

She sounded tone deaf when she talked about her family emerging from the White House in 2001 "dead broke," gliding over the reality that her husband possessed earning potential that no ordinary American could match.

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