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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R)
and Saudi Arabian Defense Minister
Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (2nd L)
Source: Alex Wong/Getty Images N. America
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This article first appeared on Slate.
New information about donations to Hillary Clinton's family foundation and her husband have her on the defensive. It's also going to make it harder to go on offense.
When Clinton announced her campaign, she outlined four big fights she would take on. One of the pillars of her pitch was that she wanted to fix "our dysfunctional political system and get unaccountable money out of it once and for all, even if that takes a constitutional amendment."
Manufacturing authenticity: Clinton on the campaign trail
This position has political appeal. Voters think the system is rigged, and they think big money helps those in power keep it rigged. For a populist campaign of the kind Clinton wants to run, it would be helpful to run against Republican operations where the donors are hidden and where mountains of money pour in against her.
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