Judging Hillary By Her Friends
“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.”
–Franklin Delano Roosevelt
[Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.]
No, you’re never going to read a headline officially announcing that Wall Street investment banker — and leading financial melt-down culprit — Goldman Sachs has endorsed Hillary for President (even if it’s true).
The reason is self-evident: such an endorsement would hurt, not help, her election prospects.
Anti-Establishment Sentiment
It’d behoove Hillary to consider then, as she collects endorsements from the likes of Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett, Meg Whitman and now some senior-ranking official at the CIA, exactly who those folks represent to the country at large (vs. say, her inner circle).
Specifically, are they viewed as Establishment figures — indeed, veritable pillars of the Establishment — or outsiders?
Question #2: exactly how loudly are voters clamoring for something different, even anti-Establishment this cycle? (Answer: “pretty.” See also, “Brexit”).
To paraphrase another hoary political axiom, “my enemy’s friends are my enemies (too).”
