Hillary Clinton is a controversial political figure who presided over a series of reforms during her tenure as first lady. Participated in the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2008 US presidential election, but ultimately failed. Hillary Clinton is not the first woman to participate in the US presidential election, but she is widely regarded as the first female candidate who is really likely to be elected in American history. Although Hillary Clinton suffered many setbacks in the presidency, her party barack obama was nominated as the US Secretary of State after her successful election, and she became the third female Secretary of State in the United States [1].
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1 Early Life and Education
2 Marriage and career
3 First Lady of the United States
4 Senate career
5 2008 US presidential election
6 US Secretary of State
7 references
8 external links
[Editor] Early Life and Education
My late father Hugh E Rodham and my late mother Dorothy Howell Rodham. Hillary was born in a wealthy family in Illinois. She has shown great interest in various leadership positions since she was a child and is an active member of schools and societies. From 65438 to 0969, Hillary Rodham became the first student to give a speech at the graduation ceremony of Wellesley College, and her controversial speech also attracted national attention.
From 65438 to 0973, Hillary graduated from Yale Law School and began her lawyer career. Later, she moved to Arkansas and joined the congressional Watergate impeachment investigation team.
[Editor] Marriage and Career
Hillary Clinton (1992)
Hillary Clinton started out as a Republican supporter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he donated money to the Republican Party in several presidential elections, with mixed results. However, she took this opportunity to develop contacts and get to know many celebrities and politicians, which laid the foundation for realizing her lofty goals in the future.
From 65438 to 0975, Hillary married Bill Clinton. Because of her husband and her own political needs, she quickly turned to the American Democratic Party. At the beginning of marriage, Hillary refused to change her husband's surname and still insisted on calling herself "Hillary rodham". In Arkansas, which was generally conservative at that time, this move was obviously too radical, which was considered as a manifestation of the lack of traditional family values and had a negative impact on Bill Clinton's political future. After weighing the pros and cons, Hillary finally gave in and really became Hillary.
During her tenure as the first lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 198 1 and 1983 to 1992, Hillary was active in organizations concerned with children's welfare and served as the director of Wal-Mart and other companies.
1979, becoming the first female partner in the history of Ross Law Firm. Hillary Clinton was named "1988" and 19 1 "the most influential lawyer in America".
After the Lewinsky incident of 1998 was exposed, the marital status of Hillary and Bill Clinton once became the focus of attention in the United States. Many supporters urged Hillary to divorce Clinton, but she finally chose to compromise. Her decision protected her and Bill Clinton's political future, but it also deviated from the feminist ideal she had been advocating to a great extent.
After the Lewinsky incident, it was reported that Hillary planned to divorce when she was a senator in new york, because her husband Bill Clinton continued to have an affair. Even the divorce papers were ready, but they were finally abandoned for political reasons. [2]
[Editor] First Lady of the United States
The Clintons are at the White House.
As the first lady of the United States, Hillary occupies a prominent position in policy affairs, and public opinion generally believes that she is the most powerful first lady in American history. 1994, the Clinton medical insurance plan she advocated failed to be passed by Congress, but in 1997, she helped to pass the National Child Health Insurance Plan and the Adoption and Safe Family Act. 1996, Hillary testified before the federal grand jury because of the whitewater incident, becoming the only first lady summoned so far.
[Editor] Senatorial career
Hillary Clinton was elected to the United States Senate.
Hillary Clinton is a controversial political figure. She supported the Republican Party when she was young, and then joined the Democratic Party, hovering between liberals and moderates in the party. But it is generally believed that it is still liberal.
In 2000, Hillary moved to new york and was elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first first lady to hold public office and the first female senator in new york. Her campaign strategy is similar to that of her husband "Bill Clinton", that is, to meet the actual material interests of voters as the main means, while paying more attention to topics that women care about, such as health, children and community. Since taking office as a senator, Hillary Clinton has tried to win the votes of middle voters, including voting for the Iraq war, while maintaining the support of liberal voters.
It is generally believed that Hillary Clinton is undoubtedly a liberal in domestic affairs and a hawk in the Democratic Party in national defense diplomacy. Generally speaking, people's views on her haven't changed much. Most people still think that Hillary belongs to the center-left liberal, and conservatives are also very dissatisfied with her. With the worsening situation of the Iraq war, Hillary changed her attitude and began to oppose the internal affairs and diplomacy of the Bush administration, which also left a handle for her later presidential campaign.
In the mid-term election held in the United States on June 7, 2006, Hillary Clinton was re-elected as Senator of new york by an absolute advantage, and most of the votes were female voters.
[Editor] 2008 US Presidential Election
As an important figure in American politics, Hillary Clinton's intention to get to the next level is obvious. Public opinion generally believes that she has been preparing for the presidential election in private for many years. 65438+2007120 On her personal website, Hillary Clinton announced that she would set up a presidential campaign research committee and made it clear that she would run for the presidency in 2008.
Before the primary election, her situation was the most optimistic among many candidates, and she was far ahead in both opinion polls and funds. In August 2007, Norman Hsu's political donation scandal cast a shadow over her reputation. In September, her campaign team returned all the sponsorship from Norman Hsu, which basically calmed the storm.
In the national primary election in 2008, Hillary was ahead of other candidates in the national opinion polls at first, and already had the support of quite a few super party representatives. Political critics expect Hillary Clinton to represent the Democratic Party in the presidential election, but the unpredictability of politics is obvious in this primary election. African-American Senator barack obama, a rising star of the Democratic Party, has sprung up and launched fierce competition with Hillary Clinton. Obama shocked the election by winning the first national caucus vote in Iowa. Since then, Obama and Hillary Clinton have won and lost each other in the six-month primary election, and they are inseparable from each other. On June 3, the last two primaries were completed, and Obama finally got enough votes to win the nomination. But in fact, Hillary won about180,000 popular votes in the primary election, which exceeded Obama's170,000 votes. Because of the special proportional distribution system of the Democratic Party, the number of deputies fell behind. Hillary congratulated Obama on the same day, but it was not until the 7 th that she officially admitted that the election failed.