There's one thing that's undeniable about Hillary.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

She's ready made for the job.

She has that sense of gravitas and experience and calculation that you would expect a President to have years into his or her term. There's no need for a transitioning period for her. At this point, she's already ready for the Oval Office.

Much as I was thrilled when both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were elected, admittedly at the very beginning of their terms there was a sense that they had big shoes to grow into. Bill was the governor of a small southern state, and Obama only had four years prior experience on the federal level. Now, no doubt about it, by the end of their terms they were both rock stars, but they had to first build up that image of being President.

The thing about Hillary being in the public eye for the past 25 years is that it's trained her exceptionally well to the point she already possesses the poise we'd expect in a seasoned President.

[uponit7771]

1. +1, THE most qualified for the job in my lifetime

[apcalc]

2. No one is as prepared as she.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. At first, I thought that was a hyperbole, but at second thought, it literally might be true.

No one before her who has run for President has had the opportunity say they literally lived inside the White House for eight years. People might discount her experience as First Lady as nothing but a ceremonial title, but she already knows very well--almost firsthand--the challenges and pressures of being at the top.

[okaawhatever]

4. I've read that she is,in fact, the most experienced Presidential candidate in our history. I believe

that is based on the number of years she's spent in the Senate and as SOS.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. And eight years living in the White House. Literally.

You can't discount that even if you want to.

[niyad]

7. not just living there--we all know she and bill are full political partners.

[Yallow]

6. As Long As She Treats The Republicans Like Terrorists She Will Be Fine

Obama thought he could get them to help him fix our broken nation.

Took him years to figure it out.

Hillary already knows how to treat the traitor party.

[niyad]

9. a most excellent point

[rurallib]

8. Let me add that she just keeps coming

"They" (press, repubs etc) have thrown more crap at her than anyone else ever.

Hundreds of millions spent on congressional inquiries, websites and groups devoted to one thing: destroying her. She has lived in a glass house for 30 years. I do not know how she does it, but considering what she has been through just in our country, I can't imagine her being too daunted by foreign problems.

Her intellect and judgment are not only well prepared but so is her temperment well prepared.

[niyad]

10. exactly!!

[R B Garr]

11. Her poise is just truly remarkable and is obviously vexing to her opponents who

have now damaged themselves more by trying to target her again and again. She has the dual burden of trying to bat them off while also trying not to alienate voters from either side in the process. She truly is a force to be reckoned with. So intelligent and formidable. I really admire her.

[Saviolo]

12. To the people who hate her...

Her competence is just another thing to hate. To them it shows that she's calculating, cunning, plotting, etc... instead of being prepared, educated, and deliberate.

Just like every time Trump trips over his own feet, his ravening supporters see that as him being real, folksy, unafraid, etc... instead of being uneducated, unprepared, and bullying.

The cognitive dissonance on the right is so intense, I still don't understand how they're not dropping dead of mass brain aneurysms.

[lark]

13. She looks and sounds presidential,

while Drumpf looked and sounded like a total thieving thug. Guess greedy, reckless, narcissistic, bullies just love murderous, greedy, narcissistic bullies.

[Skittles]

14. Hillary would never have wasted two years playing footsie with repukes the way Obama did

no indeed

[fleabiscuit]

15. Good points, K&R