Hillary Hispanic pander backfires

The Hill:
A post on Hillary Clinton’s website meant to showcase how the former secretary of State is like “your abuela” — Spanish for grandmother — is drawing mockery online.

In a post called “7 things Hillary Clinton has in common with your abuela,” the campaign says Clinton is like an ordinary Hispanic grandmother because she “worries about children everywhere,” “reads to you before bedtime” and demands “respeto” – Spanish for respect.

“She isn’t afraid to talk about the importance of el respeto (especially when it comes to women),” the post says.

The post concludes with Clinton on-stage embracing Hispanic singer Marc Anthony.

The post was pilloried by Twitter users, who said Clinton never had to face the hardships of their own Hispanic grandmothers.

The hashtags #notmyabuela and #nomiabuela shot to the top of the trending list on Twitter.
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There are several examples of tweets at the link above.  I suspect that no matter how much they love their grandmothers, most Hispanics are not looking for a President from that demographic.

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