“Meet The Press” moderator Chuck Todd reported Friday that the month-old Hillary Clinton campaign is concerned that Clinton is “not a very approachable person” after living in a “bubble” for the past 23 years.
Appearing on “The Rundown” with host Jose Diaz-Balart, Todd made the remark after Clinton went for a stroll around Brooklyn on Thursday, which he said is a far cry from Iowa and “real America.”
“Look, anything I think to make her more approachable. I think that that has been — when you talk to folks that are close to Hillary Clinton and you look at her image — and they’re concerned about it — there is this idea she’s not a very approachable person,” Todd told the host. “When you’ve been in a Secret Service bubble for 23 years as she has been, it sometimes can be very easy to get comfortable inside the bubble. So I think part of this is not just about making her appear more approachable, I think part of this is getting her more comfortable outside of the bubble. However, let’s not start talking about Brooklyn as real America here, OK? Brooklyn is hipster capital of the world these days. It’s not exactly Iowa.”
The NBC News host also argued that one of Clinton’s biggest issues is her dodging of the press, noting that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, has taken more than four times as many questions since her campaign kickoff.
“I think the oddest statistic that we pointed out in ‘First Read’ a couple days ago, let me give you this one: Since Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for president, there has been a Clinton who has taken quite a few questions from the press. That Clinton, though, is Bill, not Hillary,” Todd said. “He has taken 39 questions, I believe, in various televised and on-camera questions from members of the media.”
“So in the same period of time since Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy, the Clinton that has taken more questions is Bill, not Hillary. 39 to 9. I think that’s something they need to figure out how to correct,” Todd said.
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[Hat tip: Washington Free Beacon]