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TexasTowelie

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Wed Sep 27, 2017, 08:58 PM Sep 2017

Clinton's Buffalo visit Thursday sparks debate deja vu

Hillary Clinton almost seemed to anticipate the “Lazio question.”

She was, after all, headed to Buffalo and the Filling Station at Larkinville on Thursday afternoon to sign her new book, “What Happened.

And Buffalo provided the backdrop for the first time an opponent “invaded her space” back in 2000 when she was a candidate for the U.S. Senate. That’s when then-Rep. Rick Lazio walked across the WNED-TV stage and shoved toward her a “pledge” banning the use of soft money.

“Right here, right here,” the Long Island Republican demanded. “Sign it right now.”

So it seemed only right that The Buffalo News would query the 2016 Democratic candidate for president during a phone interview about that event 17 years ago. On page 136 of her newest publication, she describes a similar encounter with her last opponent — Donald Trump — now president of the United States.

Read more: http://buffalonews.com/2017/09/27/clintons-buffalo-visit-sparks-debate-deja-vu/

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Clinton's Buffalo visit Thursday sparks debate deja vu (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2017 OP
Hillary has really had to put up with a lot of shite..n/t monmouth4 Sep 2017 #1
Despite the title, the article was positive. SharonClark Sep 2017 #2
You're welcome TexasTowelie Sep 2017 #3
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