(April 22, 2014 at 4:13 pm)Chuck Wrote:(April 22, 2014 at 4:04 pm)FlyingNarwhal Wrote: I don't think Hilary planned her daughter getting pregnant. But I no doubt think that Hilary is using her daughter's pregnancy to get her some political points.
I don't think the fact Hilary would be a grandmother would help her much in a general election. Prevailing social prejudices probably won't reward her for acquiring the trappings of being old.
It's not to highlight her age, nice family stuff is always politicized by politicians and Hilary is no different. I've got a CNN app on my phone where I check the news, and at one point Chelsea being pregnant was the featured article under their "Top Articles" section. Why? When have I ever cared about Chelsea Clinton ever? When have I ever really cared about any politician's kid? Plus Chelsea campaigned for her mother in 2008, it's not entirely out of the question that she would make her pregnancy a public show to help her mother out. Think about it there's 100 senators and 400-something house representatives, and most of them (almost all) have kids. When's the last time that one of their kids got this much media attention for being pregnant (or have a spouse that's pregnant)? Unless I'm forgetting anyone, I think the last time was with Bristol Palin.
