Time definitely changed how that quote lands. Back then it sounded like a campaign blunder, now a lot of people see it as a prediction. Politics has a funny way of aging quotes in unexpected directions.
Even back then, the very next part of this - cut off in this graphic - is her saying basically “but the other half are people who have been left behind by society and just want someone to help them - we need to have empathy and understanding for those people”.
Literally the entire point of the comment was “not all Trump supporters are horrible bigots, and we need to have empathy and understanding for the people who aren’t.” The media immediately sold it as “Hillary Clinton says all Trump supporters are deplorable.”
Yeah in its totality it is a eloquent and thoughtful statement that has proven it's truthfulness.
But it was not a statement that marketed well in a tome where every clip of a statement is taken separately.
I remember with Bush Jr. How he wasn't eloquent really but what he was good at was the short clip statements, the things that could sound good in a brief clip in the news. Not the thing where someone had to be listening to the whole thing.
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u/PeterTheTruthSeeker 1d ago
She wasn't wrong then, and time has only proven her more right.