US Elex: Hillary Clinton profile

Hillary Clinton has spent almost 25 years in the top tier of American politics.

Now she's hoping to make history by becoming the first women ever to
hold the highest office in the land.

She's hoping this November's election will hand her back the keys to
the White House.

But throughout this campaign she's been a polarizing public figure
that not everyone has warmed to.

Nick Harper reports from her adopted home of New York.

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The moment Hillary Clinton made history in June.

Hillary Clinton, Accepting Democratic Party nomination in June
"We've reached a milestone…the first time in our nation's history that
a woman be a major party's nominee"

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And now she's hoping to go even further by becoming America's first
female President.
Mark Feldstein is a Professor at the University of Maryland.

SOT Mark Feldstein, Professor of Broadcast Journalism, University of Maryland
'Hillary Clinton is the most resilient figures in modern America
history. She has unlike any other female figure in American politics
risen from first lady, to the Senate, to Secretary of State and is
probably the most qualified presidential nominee in modern American
history."

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A strong interest in politics from a young age Hillary Clinton
developed her passion at Yale University where she would meet fellow
law student and future husband Bill Clinton, setting her on her path
for a life of public service.

UPSOUND - "After law school she could have gone to a big firm but
instead went to work for the children's defense fund"

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After leaving the White House the Clintons moved to Chappaqua, a few
miles outside New York City.
They've called it home for 16 years, during which time Hillary has
served 8 years as a New York State Senator.
Dealing with 9/11 and its aftermath and campaigning for help for the victims.

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With its diverse, liberal population New York City is a stronghold for
Hillary. In 2012 President Obama got more than 81% of New Yorkers'
votes - the highest percentage in the city's history. This election
Hillary may even have an added advantage: this is a city that has an
intimate relationship with the Democrat candidate.

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However, like Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton is a divisive character.
Polling shows she struggles with a poor favorability rating, and is
not universally liked.
As Author of the book Hillary Clinton On The Couch, Alma H Bond explains.

"Her warmth and her love for humanity doesn't always come through. For
instance, I shouldn't even be having to tell you this, like JFK when
he spoke his warmth was obvious to anyone listening - and Rosevelt.
But Hillary, you don't know Hillary."

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And then there's her trust issue. She's drawn criticism most recently
over her use of a personal email while serving as US Secretary of
State.
And questions about whether she used that public position for personal
gain, offering influential access in return for donations to the
Clinton Foundation.
Sabrina Schaeffer, from the Conservative Think-Tank, the Independent
Women's Forum, isn't a fan of Clinton.

"I applaud any woman who has succeeded and gone as far as she has. But
also I'm a mum, I have two daughters and a son, and when I think about
who should be there role model…why would I look to this woman who
really is enshrined in all sorts of scandal as an icon? I think there
are many better people for them to look up to."

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However, Marshall Brown a campaigner for Hillary's Clinton failed
White House bid in 2008 and a chef at Ben's Chilli Bowl, a DC
institution, says he's ready to back her once again.

Marshall Brown, Ben's Chilli Bowl, Washington DC
"I've seen the first African American become president. And now God
has blessed me to see the first female to become President. And she's
not just a female becoming President, she's a Clinton who has a long
deep history particularly with African Americans, but I think with
Americans period."

[UPSOUND Hillary rally] "If you will stand with me I truly believe
America's best years are still ahead of us - so let's go out and make
that come true."

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Hillary Clinton will now look to the democrat electorate, women voters
and the many minority groups who could deliver her a position no woman
in America has ever attained.
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