Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., does not want to stray too far from the good graces of the political dynasty that made her. Or at least, that’s one explanation for why the junior senator from New York would flatter Hillary Clinton, claiming that the former secretary of state ran a “strong” presidential campaign in 2016.

Clinton’s campaign was anything but strong. In fact, there’s little good that anyone on any side can say about it today.