She knows all the small hallways, proverbial hidden rooms and cracks in the foundation. She knows many of the critical ways wheels get greased and stuck out nails get hammered down. She knows who's who and where leverage can be applied (both from external stakeholders and by internal confidants and congressional staff)... All of that helps Hillary, IMO.

Helps her do what, exactly?

Progress incrementally

Progress incrementally

The republicans hate Clinton more than they hate Obama, if that's possible. She doesn't have a hope in hell of getting anything progressive done. She will likely get pro corporate and pro bank protections through though. The republicans will be looking at impeachment from day one.

 

 

Progress incrementally

It's called "regress", when it's in that direction. Look at her career.