With respect to Hillary Clinton's candidacy, I would like to highlight something that never gets enough attention:
A President isn't just his or her bad self, or even them plus their attention attracting/draining Veep. A President is a complete Administration, with not only Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries, but also an entire population of judicial and administrative appointees, including I forget how many Senior Executive Service appointees.
When one thinks about supporting one candidate against another, one should remember all of these other people who will have power in our government. One's support for a candidate doesn't have to stop with campaigning for the candidate; it can also include pressing for specific individuals to specific positions at DoI, EPA, DoD, FCC, etc.
It also means that whatever one thinks about the merit of one's party's nominee, one is voting for a hell of a lot more than just the names at the top of the ballot. The idea that you can't support candidate X because of vote Y is political dilletantism of the worst sort. Politicians are by their very nature people who have waded into a morass that often resembles an open sewer. To expect them to smell kissing sweet misunderstands who they are, and who you are.
With respect to Hillary Clinton's candidacy, I would like to highlight something that never gets enough attention:
A President isn't just his or her bad self, or even them plus their attention attracting/draining Veep. A President is a complete Administration, with not only Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries, but also an entire population of judicial and administrative appointees, including I forget how many Senior Executive Service appointees.
When one thinks about supporting one candidate against another, one should remember all of these other people who will have power in our government. One's support for a candidate doesn't have to stop with campaigning for the candidate; it can also include pressing for specific individuals to specific positions at DoI, EPA, DoD, FCC, etc.
It also means that whatever one thinks about the merit of one's party's nominee, one is voting for a hell of a lot more than just the names at the top of the ballot. The idea that you can't support candidate X because of vote Y is political dilletantism of the worst sort. Politicians are by their very nature people who have waded into a morass that often resembles an open sewer. To expect them to smell kissing sweet misunderstands who they are, and who you are.