JILL ABRAMSON: Hillary Clinton’s best riposte to Trump? Radical transparency.
The drag on her momentum is Clinton’s insistence on holding things close in order to maintain a zone of privacy. This feeds the unfair but persistent belief among a sizable chunk of the electorate that she has something serious to hide. The events of Sunday were a case in point: the candidate appeared to stumble after leaving the 9/11 memorial in New York. The zone of privacy closed around her – press were largely kept in the dark, apart from a short statement and a shout of “I’m feeling great”. Clinton then retreated to Chappaqua with her inner circle.
The time has come to do something daring to try to restore trust. It goes against every fibre of her nature, but Clinton should now become radically transparent.
She should release the transcripts of her Wall Street speeches. She should release a comprehensive list of all of her paid speeches. She should release any records or correspondence that help clarify her role at the Clinton Foundation. She should announce that no member of the Clinton family, including her daughter, Chelsea, will be involved in the foundation while she is president. She should release detailed health records, including the treatments she received following her concussion several years ago. And, now, the full details of her abrupt departure from the 9/11 ceremony. The campaign should never go dark when something happens, even if it’s not serious.
“Appeared to stumble?”
Asian dude that blocks #ClintonCollapse just earned all expense paid trip to Orgy Island. #HillaryHealth pic.twitter.com/mSj2ZaC3yx
— Deplorable-Blon (@RubberBlon) September 11, 2016
There’s some radical transparency for you.