Is Sen. Hillary Clinton a "grass roots" candidate? Is that a good thing or a bad one?

Question

Your opinions please.

Answer 1

No! She's bought and paid for by big business. http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/donordems.asp?filter=A&sortby=4
This chart if from July 30, 2007. Hopefully this site will update the chart after the 3rd quarter results have been submitted.

Grass root movements are started by US Citizens who stand for a cause - lilke when the grass root movement stopped Clinton and others from passing a bill that would have legalized illegal aliens who have stolen IDs, have performed criminal activities and more. The bill would have also granted a $5000 4 year scholarship paid for by your tax dollars while the US Citizens have to struggle to find enough funds to pay for their children's education. Now she's trying to promote giving babies $5000 when they're born - to be applied toward the socialist education she has planned for them.
http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=9&num=11563

Clinton wants you to have socialized medicine which supports the government preventing you from having over the counter medicines, vitamins and herbs and forces you to use the medicines that the government chooses for you. We could all become one big happy family of lab rats.

Ron Paul is a "grass roots" candidate because the people are the ones who are promoting him. He hasn't spent any money on promoting himself. US Citizens want to keep their US Constitution and 2nd Amendment Right to Bear Arms to defend themselves. This is why they are supporting Ron Paul instead of Clinton who wants to remove what our country is made of - Truth, Liberty, Freedom and Rights as established by the US Constitution and protected by the blood of our soldiers who have given their lives to defend our country.
http://www.gop.com/RegisterToVote/

Answer 2

"Grass roots" means that a candidate, policy, law etc. is coming up from a ground swell of support. People are actually "forcing" the candidate the run or politicians to change the law.

Hillary Clinton would not qualify as a grass roots candidate. Ron Paul is the only Republican with a lot of grassroots support and Dennis Kusinich would be the only Democrat.

Answer 3

Hillary Clinton is the antithesis of a grass roots candidate.
She is an elitist. If you are looking for a grass roots type of
candidate, try Ron Paul. He has come virtually from nowhere, much like Jimmy Carter did in 1976, to capture the
hearts of many who want liberty in this country.

Answer 4

She's about as opposite grass-roots as you're going to find. This woman admits she's experienced beyond all measure. (How can she then still be grass-roots?) She says that's what "qualifies" her as pres. IMHO, that's just what we don't need around here anymore. We see where this so-called experience gets us. Obama isn't any better, but that's a debate for another forum...
Grass-roots means being in touch with the common people. She is not, never has been and never will be. She's never been one of us.

Answer 5

No, she is a corporate candidate who is bought by special interests groups. And that is a bad thing.

Ron Paul is really the only grass roots candidate in the election that appears to be increasing his support. And a grass roots candidate is a good thing, because they get their support from average Americans, not special interests or corporations.

Answer 6

"Grass Roots", that's a term Democrats like to call themselves to make themselves appear more people oriented. It really has no meaning other than that and that can mean just about anything anyone wants it to mean. If Hillary says she is Grass Roots, then, she is,since it really has no meaning she can say it all she likes.
Is it a bad thing? No, just amusing to watch people fall for it and get that Maxine Waters scowl of moral indignation on their faces.

Answer 7

Not even close. For that matter, neither are John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Fred Thompson, or Mitt Romney. These are all wealthy, powerful people that an established party apparatus is trying to push on a country that would probably rather go in a different direction than any of these people would like to take it.

Answer 8

GOP John is correct. If Hillary is considering herself a grassroots candidate, the FEC records on financial contributions says otherwise. Same goes for Obama as well(and i like him), but he must see the errors of his ways first. I'm afraid if either of these two win the presidential nomination in 2008, the US will be no more. Just wake up.


Ron Paul 2008.

A true "grassroots" candidate.

Answer 9

The only way she is considered a grass roots candidate is because she is lower than a snake's belly.

Answer 10

Clinton will say anything to get elected. Change from what, is beyond me. She touts her experience but just because you slept (?) with the president doesn't mean you can negotiate peace in the Middle East. If that were true Monica Lewinsky should run for president.