Hillary Clinton Shares Predictably Bad Advice for How to Beat Trump

Debate zingers are not the way. Kamala Harris’s only hope is to convince persuadable voters on the sidelines that she is a safe bet.

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Then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the third presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nev., October 19, 2016.

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There are just some things in life that Hillary Clinton will not help you navigate. If you’re looking for investment tips in futures markets or optimal data-storage solutions, Clinton is not your best bet. You wouldn’t go to Clinton for advice on how to win over converts to your health-care-reform plan or to identify real-estate-development corporations with great potential for returns on investment. And you don’t go asking Clinton for thoughts on how to beat Donald Trump in a presidential race.

That counsel is lost on the New York Times, which recently sat down with Clinton to press her for thoughts on how Kamala Harris might best Trump on tonight’s debate stage. The outlet got from her precisely what it was soliciting: bad advice.

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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