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http://www.vox.com/a/hillary-clinton-interview/the-gap-listener-leadership-quality
This is not the first time I've heard that while she comes across as a policy wonk at best, and an ice queen at worst in public, in person Hillary Clinton is smart, funny, and engaging.
The article isn't exactly a love-fest (he spends quite a bit of time on her lack of management skills among other things) but the central premise - that she's different because she listens - is worth exploring. Our politics has been swamped with overly-charismatic people who are good at making speeches, but not good at the sort of compromise and horse-trading that makes effective policy.
“I love Bill Clinton,” says Tom Harkin, who served as senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. “But every time you talk to Bill, you’re just trying to get a word in edgewise. With Hillary, you’re in a meeting with her, and she really listens to you.”
This is not the first time I've heard that while she comes across as a policy wonk at best, and an ice queen at worst in public, in person Hillary Clinton is smart, funny, and engaging.
The article isn't exactly a love-fest (he spends quite a bit of time on her lack of management skills among other things) but the central premise - that she's different because she listens - is worth exploring. Our politics has been swamped with overly-charismatic people who are good at making speeches, but not good at the sort of compromise and horse-trading that makes effective policy.