Will a progressive Hillary win the White House?
She may have to transform herself once again after the Democratic primaries into a centrist politician to win over the general electorate.
IT is close to being official in the aftermath of the first Democratic presidential debate in Nevada on Oct 13, which was hosted by CNN and Facebook: Hillary Clinton is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Indeed, notwithstanding unexpected developments - and unforeseen "scandals" have always been part of the Clinton political narrative - the former secretary of state and senator from New York, and the wife of a popular US president, will be the Democratic candidate who will be facing the Republican presidential nominee in the race to the White House next year.
And as the current Washington political joke suggests, if the Republican running for president will be real estate magnate and former reality-show host Donald Trump, the broadcasters showing the television debates between Hillary and the Don…
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