New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) could be a presidential hopeful in 2020, but her interview with CBS’ 60 Minutes have some wondering if her explanations for her flip flopping on issues, like guns and immigration, could hurt her. Gillibrand was grilled (or at least they didn’t let her just skip on past this area) by the network over her reversals. She had an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association, and she was more Trumpian on immigration. She now says that she’s a bit embarrassed to have held those views. Her reason was that she didn’t really have a view that extended past the New York’s 20th congressional district. She also pretty much insinuated that she was representing country bumpkin constituents back then, but not anymore—being a hard core liberal Senator from deep blue New York. Yes, she knows she will be hot with being a political opportunist.
There’s also the fact that no one really knows her. She’s trying to remedy that by being a leading voice in the MeToo moment. Yet, if 60 Minutes caught onto how she could be viewed as an opportunist with her evolution on guns and immigration, it’s a sign that the apple does not far from the tree, as she says Hillary Clinton is her greatest role model.
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