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Hillary Clinton needs a little sizzle

Nov 8, 2016, 5:57 PM | Updated: 6:05 pm

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BY MYNORTHWEST STAFF


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If Hillary Clinton gets elected, she needs some sort of splashy headline – like going after ISIS – that could unite both Democrats and Republicans. She needs something that sizzles.

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The Paid Family Leave Act doesn’t sizzle.

“You don’t think so?” asked Rachel Belle. “I think all women would be thrilled to hear that they get paid when they’re off for maternity leave.”

That’s steak, Don equated an issue many women care about to something meaty, while complaining about everything that’s wrong with America, like Donald Trump has done, is the sizzle.

“The steak is ‘How are you going to fix it?'”

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Hillary Clinton needs a little sizzle