It’s been a month since Hillary Clinton officially announced that she was running for president. On April 12, Hillary launched her presidential campaign by releasing a video–and then going into hiding as she road-tripped half-way across the country.
And since then, Hillary has kept on hiding from the press–and the voters. The Democratic presidential candidate hasn’t done a substantive interview since entering the presidential race. She hasn’t held a press conference. She hasn’t done an open campaign rally, either.
One cannot help but wonder whether she has something to hide. Presumably Clinton doesn’t want to answer questions about allegations of her family’s financial interests, questions about the missing emails, and questions about her many flip-flops since joining the presidential race just weeks ago.
Perhaps Hillary Clinton knows that by showing her face she might hurt her chances to be elected the next president of the United States.
Yes, this is completely unprecedented. And weirdly enough, both Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton have given interviews. But Hillary hasn’t. Which is just bizarre. Has a candidate’s spouse ever given an interview before the actual presidential candidate? I have not found another historical example of this.
But the truth is, Hillary Clinton is nothing if not calculating. Her internal polls must be suggesting this is a strategy worth pursuing. Clinton must believe her numbers will get worse if she dares to try to deal with the press or interact with those she calls Everyday Americans. Clinton’s polls must show that her presidential prospects increase the less Americans see her.
Is running an invisible campaign a sustainable campaign strategy?
