



Mocking her rival’s vision as naive,



The criticisms never struck me as altogether fair – Obama frequently acknowledged how hard change can be – but Clinton’s rhetoric nevertheless struck a chord with her supporters, who had no use for grandiose and unrealistic campaign promises.



I’m starting to wonder if Clinton’s mockery may have been eight years too early.



On the campaign trail on Tuesday, for example, Donald Trump In February 2008, in the middle of a tough fight for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton was getting a little tired of Barack Obama’s bold talk about hope and change. In fact, at an event in New Hampshire, she got a little sarcastic about it.Mocking her rival’s vision as naive, Clinton said , “Now, I could stand up here and say, ‘Let’s just get everybody together. Let’s get unified.’ The skies will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect.”The criticisms never struck me as altogether fair – Obama frequently acknowledged how hard change can be – but Clinton’s rhetoric nevertheless struck a chord with her supporters, who had no use for grandiose and unrealistic campaign promises.I’m starting to wonder if Clinton’s mockery may have been eight years too early.On the campaign trail on Tuesday, for example, Donald Trump told supporters , “We have 41 days to make possible every dream you’ve ever dreamed.” Oddly enough, it’s apparently part of Trump’s new pitch: NBC News’ Katy Tur noticed the Republican nominee make a similar comment a day later.

“You have 40 days until the election. You have 40 days to make every dream you ever dreamed for your country come true.”