Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Trump Gives Clinton Her Cause

She's a "conviction politician" now.

June 19, 2016 at 2:00 PM UTC

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone.

Finding her voice.
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The political context around Hillary Clinton has changed. Until now, complaints about her have pervaded public commentary, usually with a predictable refrain. In a May podcast, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart couldn't find much good to say about the next leader of the Democratic Party.

He imagined Hillary Clinton, he said, "to be a very bright woman without the courage of her convictions, because I'm not even sure what they are."