Every presidential election cycle heats up quicker than the last, with the dismaying inevitability of Christmas marketing in May. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that the Democrat’s likeliest 2016 shoo-in candidate, Hillary Clinton, is making noises on her book tour that also lend themselves well to campaign talk.
However, two recent sound bytes she issued on the topic of the growing income gap in America have grabbed the attention of her detractors, prompting her husband to jump in and try to clear her path back to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. CNN assessed the situation in a report on Tuesday:
Clinton’s first misstep came when she told ABC at the start of her book tour this month that she and her family “came out of the White House not only dead broke but in debt,” adding later that her family had “no money” at that time.
She wasn’t wrong when she said the first family left the White House way behind financially. She said they were burdened by legal bills and still had to keep a roof–actually two–over their heads and send their daughter to college.
But here’s a mighty big difference between Clinton and the average person.