People have questioned me about my support of Hillary Clinton. I agree with Clinton's legislative agenda. I believe in her experience. I believe she cares about this country. I believe she should be the next president.
But that's really not the heart of it.
She immersed herself in the intricacies of health care; of women's and children's rights; of passing legislation; of shepherding foreign policy; of realizing that a complex world requires more than simplistic proposals and grand promises.
But that's not really it, either.
I have watched for more than 30 years the relentless hounding this woman has endured. False innuendo. Sexism. Being called a liar. Thinly veiled criticisms about "a woman's place."
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Having people ostensibly of her own party calling her unqualified, and some of those people telling her to drop out of the presidential race-even though she has a commanding delegate lead and bests the entire pack by millions of votes.
So why I support Hillary Clinton? Because another thing has happened over these 30 years: She hasn't gone anywhere. She stayed on. She fought. She sometimes lost. And she got right back again and kept on fighting.
She has reminded a lot of us not to shy away from a fight. To never. Give. Up.
That's why I believe in Hillary Clinton. And for the record, I'm not going anywhere either.
Todd Chrzanowski
Grand Forks
