Cokie and Steve Roberts: The Latest Journalists In A Tizzy Over Hillary's Campaign Style

Cokie and Steve are the latest media people bent out of shape because Hillary Clinton is taking her campaign directly to the people instead of through the news media and its journalists per their commentary in the New Orleans Advocate dated 5/22/15.  In fact they ask the question, "what is she afraid of?"  Well, with 18 months left to the election this writer believes she is not afraid of anything.

It seems Cokie and Steve are the ones who are afraid as the people who vote are not up set the way Hillary's campaign is moving.  And maybe Hillary understands the role social media now plays in elections.  For those who follow politics Hillary's positions are known on the issues because she has been around long enough and has spoke to the issues for many years.

What Cokie, Steve and the cable news networks want is to rehash Benghazi, her Iraq vote, her personal emails and other issues that have been put to bed.  To them, its really not about answering questions, she has already done that and been there.

Let me assure Cokie and Steve that when the Presidential primaries start Hillary will find the time to sooth their ego's with conversations.  That is soon enough because the debates will be in full swing.  In the meantime the news media has enough ink and air time to say what ever they want to say about Hillary.

The bottom line when it comes to campaigns is that everyone knows what policies the democratic candidates will pursue because they articulate that during the campaign. The republicans simply campaign on personal attacks and divisive issues and never articulate policy.  Maybe Cokie and Steve can tell America what policies the republicans have besides their conservative ideology, which is no policy at all.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio