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Clinton: A failed career politician with a fatal character flaw

In response to letters critical of me stating why I refuse to support Hillary Clinton:

I am not suggesting people vote for Donald Trump - frankly, both candidates fall far short of presidential material - but I question what reason there is to support Hillary. I refuse to do so.

That previous presidents had extramarital affairs - so somehow it was OK for Bill Clinton to have done so - is not the issue. Hillary stood by and allowed Bill to do it to her, and she also attacked the women.

Her actions show fatal character flaws: an inability to stand up for herself, support other women, and be strong, something I do not believe she will do for our country, either.

I believe that Hillary stayed with Bill not out of love but hunger for political power. To me, the shadiness of their foundation and other well-documented issues make Clinton untrustworthy and unfit for office. She's a failed career politician with lots of money and nothing to show for her decades in various offices.

Taking a closer look at her merits, I see someone who had her staff protected by the Fifth Amendment so they don't have to testify in congressional hearings and had her emails not just erased but permanently destroyed; she went to great lengths to do these things, and I believe she'll do the same if she's elected president. She claims she made a “mistake” in handling classified information for the U.S. but wants to be president and have access to nuclear codes?

Our choices are limited, and in this sad excuse for a presidential race, Clinton will not get my vote.

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