MSNBC’s Todd: Hillary Out of Touch Because of Secret Service Protection for Two Decades
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BUSH: “I kind of know how a Republican can win, whether it’s me or somebody else. And it has to be much more uplifting, much more positive, much more willing to be practical now in Washington, where you lose the primary to win the general without violating your principles.”
CLINTON: “You need people starting in your family, but going to your friends, beyond a larger circle, who will really be there for you and continue to treat you like a human being. Because you can easily lose touch with what’s real, what’s authentic.”
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TODD: “Wow, both Jeb and Hillary, a little unplugged, John Stanton. I mean, I thought it was interesting, and both of them were trying to show there’s some authenticity, trying to show they’re not totally trying to play a political game here.”
STANTON: “Well, I think Jeb has less of a problem with that than Hillary. She clearly has had troubles with this whole issue of does she understand what it’s like to be a real person. You know, like— “
TODD: “Twenty-two years, she hasn’t walked alone.”
STANTON: “Right.”
TODD: “I mean, that’s not necessarily her fault. I mean, she’s had Secret Service protection for 22 years. That is tough.”
STANTON: “You know, she’s had a couple of, you know, bad gaffes of saying things about what qualifies being middle class, things like that. And I think she’s trying to at least acknowledge that she’s got these problems and take it head on which I think is pretty smart on her part. And you know, I think Jeb is looking at the reality that the notion is that he can’t win the primary because he’s too nice and too affable and isn’t really going to go out there and bang on Democrats the way that conservatives will. And I think that’s sort of what they’re both trying to look at.”
TODD: “Mayor Reed, you ready for Hillary?”
REED: “Yeah, we’re going to know in ‘16 what’s going to happen based upon what they’re going to do on immigration and what they do on the budget. If Boehner and McConnell get deals on immigration and the budget, and don’t let the government get shut down, then we’re going to have a real race in ‘16. I’m ready for Hillary though.”
