Donald Trump has many friends, at least that’s what he says. Some are Muslims, some are Jewish, his daughter his Jewish, he has male friends and he has female friends; bottom line: Trumps fancies himself one hell of a friendly guy.
Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, professes no such grandeur in friendships; she doesn’t need it. Her husband is a former President himself, she herself has had tremendous experience as Secretary of State, taking great strides in sealing a tenuous close to the war on terror, and being well known for doing so. Trump has friends and Clinton has experience, this is going to be the core of the political battle that will ensue over the next several months. But let’s a closer look as to what is really going on.
Ironically, or perhaps befittingly, Trump’s campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again”, while Hilary has no consistent slogan at all. Trumps greatest weakness is his lack of experience and he thus invokes history, despite him not being directly part of its ordinance, to ensure his voters that he does indeed have insight into what American needs.
Hillary, with her experience in government, does not need to recall the past nor does she want to question the capacity of the current government to run the country: she has been part of that government. But Clinton’s ongoing email scandal in addition to the events in Benghazi has thrown a cog in the wheel. Clinton now needs to show people that she can be trusted. Her past experience and her reputation in Washington are no longer enough. People have begun to accuse her of being disingenuous, a fraud, and a snake of a politician. Clinton now needs all the endorsements and support she can get, to prove, once again, that she can be trusted. Thus, her campaign website’s home page is adorned with a large picture of President Obama and his endorsement in favor of her candidacy. This fall’s election has morphed into what is going to be a battle of the names: who has more friends, who is more fit to lead the nation and, now more than ever, who can be trusted?
