Mao is her hero. He “fought his war”. Don’t confuse the woman by making judgments concerning Mao.
By the way, Hitler purported to be fighting his war, too.
If she wants to influence the press bringing up Mao is probably not a good start. Who in American politics wants to leave quotes citing Mao as a an example of your thinking. Shoosh - this woman has lead a very protected existence. My guess, in less than two years she will become a sinking stone to the admin and will tossed under the Transformer Bus - Obamatron.