Hillary Clinton and #BlackLivesMatter: An unproductive confrontation

Published August 23, 2015 4:01am ET



Reporters and voters have so far gotten view glimpses of Hillary Clinton speaking candidly. One of the few available is in the videotape and transcript of her meeting with #BlackLivesMatter protesters in New Hampshire last week.

Clinton handled herself adeptly, but her effort to propitiate the protesters spotlights a problem Democrats face — appeasing a movement whose premises are factually questionable and off-putting to many voters.

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