Even before the First Lady Hillary Clinton left the White House, she planned carefully for her return. She moved to New York and became a Senator. Senator Hillary Clinton won high rating from her constituents, including for her role in getting $20 billion from the federal government to rebuild Lower Manhattan after the September 11 attacks. Hillary Clinton also won high rating from her Senate colleagues, both Republicans and Democrats, for reaching across the aisle and proving herself an effective and respectful freshman Senator instead of resting on her laurels as a former First Lady. But Hillary Clinton considered the 2008 Presidential race less a time for campaigning and more the time to harvest for the campaigning she had been doing for seven years. Her campaign staffing targeted loyalty over talent and her planning and fundraising targeted a knock-out win on Super Tuesday, not a long and drawn-out primary. The initial Hillary Clinton rating, which gave her a 20 point lead, seemed to validate her strategy and perhaps put her campaign at ease, until Barack Obama opened his ground game. Hillary Clinton has yet to accept our invitation to share her Christian testimony, but our concerns about her Platform, Religion and Beliefs have been discussed from the available information. Our rating of Hillary Clinton candidacy for President remains a .
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