Hillary Is Running for Obama’s Third Term

While Bill Clinton this week slammed President Obama for what he labeled an “awful legacy,” Hillary Clinton has hitched her wagon to his policies. Hillary even penned an op-ed in the Huffington Post in January entitled, “What President Obama’s Legacy Means to Me,” clearly embracing his two terms in office.

Clinton has closely positioned herself with Obama, knowing he is extremely popular among Democratic voters —particularly millennials and progressives, whose support she desperately needs in the Democratic primary as well as the general election.

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CUBA
Clinton has agreed with Obama when it comes to lifting the U.S. embargo on Cuba — she even gave a campaign speech in the summer of 2015 urging Congress to lift the embargo. Now, in the days after Obama’s historic trip to Cuba, where he stood next to communist dictator Raul Castro and called for Congress to lift the trade embargo, it’s hard to separate him from Clinton.

IRAN
Clinton has often boasted on the campaign trail that she played a significant role in crafting the sanctions against Iran that assisted in solidifying the controversial nuclear agreement. While every Republican candidate vows to overturn what they deem a bad deal, there is no daylight between Clinton’s and Obama’s stance.

TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
During her tenure as secretary of state in the Obama administration, Clinton supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal, specifically when negotiations were still occurring. Clinton even said in 2012 that the deal sets the “gold standard” in trade agreements. While she now says she opposes the deal and was waiting to endorse until after it was finalized, her supportive comments are hard to ignore. If elected, Clinton would more than likely accept the TPP for what it is and argue as she has before that it would lower barriers, raise standards and level the playing field.

HEALTH CARE
At a January debate, Clinton defended the Affordable Care Act — Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment. “We finally have a path to universal health care,” Clinton said. “We have accomplished so much already. I do not to want see the Republicans repeal it, and I don’t to want see us start over again with a contentious debate. I want us to defend and build on the Affordable Care Act and improve it.”

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What’s more, at a campaign rally, Hillary told a crowd of supporters that Obamacare was originally “HillaryCare,” as she defended the health care law and attached herself to it. And she plans to move toward even more government control of health care.

IMMIGRATION
When Obama issued executive orders on immigration that drew ire from Republicans, Clinton doubled down on her support. Not only did she stand by the executive orders of Obama, but she said in an October debate that she would go even further, promising that if elected she would protect and expand the executive actions of Obama.

MINIMUM WAGE
While Obama has advocated for an increased federal minimum wage, from $7.25 per hour to $15, Clinton agrees that it needs to be raised but only to $12 an hour. Clinton has expressed concern with a $15 minimum wage because it could cause job loss; yet at a campaign rally on Tuesday, she said, “There is no evidence that the minimum wage being increased costs jobs.”

HIGHER EDUCATION
Obama has called for making a community college education free and universal. Hillary has not only supported the proposal but has gone one step further to expand it, which would be a huge taxpayer burden. Her education plan promises that students could attend an in-state, four-year college and graduate without tuition debt, going further than offering just free community college education.