MLive Media Group Editorial Board: Hillary Clinton is best for Michigan

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Hillary Clinton is best for Michigan

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Hillary Clinton delivers a speech in Detroit during the campaign. (Tanya Moutzalias)
MLive Media Group Editorial Board By MLive Media Group Editorial Board
on October 27, 2016 at 8:30 AM
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This is the opinion of the MLive Editorial Board.

The sheer noise of this presidential campaign has felt deafening at times. But amid the cacophony, this much is clear: Democrat Hillary Clinton is the best choice.

She is eminently qualified. Before ever taking public office, she was a Yale Law School graduate, children's rights advocate and first lady of Arkansas and America, a role she transformed in the era of women's rights.

Now, she's the first woman to ever get a major party nomination. We think that's something to applaud in itself.

Clinton didn't hesitate to jump into public office as soon as former President Bill Clinton's two terms were up. She became a popular U.S. senator who helped guide her home state of New York through the aftermath of 9/11. As Secretary of State, she met and negotiated with leaders of countries all over the world.

This blend of experience in both domestic and foreign affairs is well-suited to the presidency. Despite some mistakes – the use of a private email server, for instance – the 10 newsrooms that comprise MLive Media Group across the state believe she is the best candidate to move the country forward after this sour and divisive campaign..................................