Sure she has been in the Senate for 2 years longer then Obama, but that is all. If she wants to count her time as first lady then she should be accountable for what the Clinton administration did, like NAFTA. She has been trying to say that she is against NAFTA, but how can she say that if in her "past experience" she helped get it past?
Mir
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Being First Lady does count, but if that's not good enough then compare their senate records.
B.Love
I agree. Obama also has more experience as an elected official (12 years to Hillary's 7). If she wants to take credit for the good things that happened during the Clinton administration, then she should also be willing to take criticism for the ONLY leadership position she held: the failed health care reform initiative. A huge reason that policy objective failed was because of Hillary's combative interpersonal skills. Why should we believe that there would be any different outcome if she were to get a second bite at the healthcare apple? If anything has been settled by this campaign, it is her undeniable tendency to be a divisive political figure. That being the case, her ideas (no matter how good) would never become reality because she is not diplomatic enough to garner the necessary legislative majority. People can whine and complain and point the finger at sexism, but stand-off-ish non-cooperation transcends gender. Look no further than the current administration. We have all learned how extreme partisanship paralyzes progress, and the American public is thirsty for a change. Hillary simply does not represent that direction. In fact, she constantly brags about how she is the one who will do a better job of fighting the republicans. That's exactly why I didn't vote for her. Fighting doesn't solve any problems. We've had enough fighting, and it's gotten us nowhere. I'm afraid that she has a terribly flawed conception of leadership, and fortunately, enough people recognize it this election because we learned our lesson the hard way from Bush's unilateral, exclusionary tendencies.
ULTRA150
HERE IS WHERE YOUR MAN OBAMA GOT HIS EXPERIENCE FROM.
In 1995, State Senator Alice Palmer introduced her chosen successor, Barack Obama, to a few of the district’s influential liberals at the home of two well known figures on the local left: William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.
While Ayers and Dohrn may be thought of in Hyde Park as local activists, they’re better known nationally as two of the most notorious — and unrepentant — figures from the violent fringe of the 1960s anti-war movement.
Anonymous
Hillary spent 8 years in the white house digging up dirt on Bill's political enemies. She squelched many bimbo eruptions and got 500 FBI files on republican political opponents. She knows how to play dirty politics better than anyone else. she is an expert.
Sordenhiemer
She has been in the Senate for 4 years longer than Obama.
Ever heard of fact checking?
Hilary is in her second term and Obama is in his first. Senators serve 6 year terms...you do the math.
Did you even know that Senators serve 6 year terms?
Probably not.