October 31, 2007
Ladies in Waiting
Hillary Clinton heads tomorrow to her alma mater, Wellesley College, and NBC/NJ campaign reporter Athena Jones said she can expect to be greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at the school's alumnae hall.
Amy Bisno, a 19-year-old political science major from New York, said today that she supports Clinton and "everything she stands for."
"I think her health care plan is on target, and I also love that she's from Wellesley," said Bisno, a sophomore.
Clinton and other famous alums are a source of pride for students - but that doesn't mean the campus is a lock for the senator, Jones reports.
"We're definitely really excited that one of our alums is running for president," said Shelly Anand, 21, the college government president, a position Clinton held during her last year in school. "I think it's fair to say, though, that students have their own political opinions. I've definitely seen Barack stickers roaming around and Ron Paul stickers. So I wouldn't say that there's a clear mandate that Wellesley is going to vote for Hillary, but we're definitely proud of her."
Alan Schechter -- Clinton's former politics professor, thesis adviser and long-time supporter -- said Wellesley prepared Clinton and her cohorts well to be leaders.
"There's something about the air around here that encourages women to achieve," he said.
Posted at 09:27 PM
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I agree. There are A LOT or Ron Paul stickers floating around and there will be more as additional people find out about him. It's nice to see! I haven't decided who I'm voting for but I saw Ron Paul on the Jay Leno show and thought he was right on about ending the war in iraq.
Robert Johnson | 10.31.07 10:06 PM
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Do you know that Ron Paul opposes birthright citizenship? (Feel free to check his website--it says so under issues). Ron Paul gets lots of press for his progressive policy in Iraq, which is all well and good, but he has some other policies that I at least find quite troubling.
On another note, Sen. Clinton was fantastic this morning at Wellesley. Very excited to be a student here during this time!
JW | 11.01.07 03:39 PM
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