Here's an excerpt of an e-mail I received from a Portsmouth reader I met at a recent Hampton appearance of Hillary Clinton.
"I found it interesting after talking to a few other men (in particular) who attended Hillary's appearance in Hampton, that they were more impressed by her after seeing her in person. As I said, I was not that interested in
seeing her at first but I was glad that I attended.
"My opinion on Hillary Clinton now is that she is tough, smart and offers 8 years of (White House) government experience as well as her Senate experience. I believe that health care is a primary concern for her and on that she and I do agree. I believe her message resonated with those in attendance by sharing her own family history. We could relate to her as parents, brothers and sisters as well as the children of another generation.
"I will remain very involved in this campaign as I believe the next presidential election is going to be so very important to the future of this country. I don't know that I've ever felt more devoid of hope and optimism for the future as I have in these past 4 years of George Bush's presidency. In fact, I've really tried to find one positive thing that I could think of about the last 8 years of our current administration and in the end, I came up empty. Perhaps one positive thing accomplished by this administration is that we may be better prepared to take proactive steps in regard to possible terrorism threats in the United States."
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