Posted on 12/16/2018 3:25:50 PM PST by simpson96
Washington(CNN)Hillary Clinton wrote a letter to an 8-year-old girl who lost an election for class president, telling the young student that she knows "too well, it's not easy" to run for "a role that's only been sought by boys."
"While I know you may have been disappointed that you did not win President, I am so proud of you for deciding to run in the first place," Clinton wrote in her letter to Martha Kennedy Morales, a third grader at a Maryland private school.
"As I know too well, it's not easy when you stand up and put yourself in contention for a role that's only been sought by boys," Clinton wrote.
The Washington Post was the first to report on the letter, which Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill confirmed to CNN is authentic.
Clinton wrote that she heard about Martha's experience running for class president through her father's posts on Facebook about the election.
Martha told CNN in a phone interview on Sunday that she was "really excited" to receive Clinton's letter, dated December 6.
"It was really touching to know that Hillary Clinton herself sent me a letter," Martha told CNN. "That doesn't happen every day."
Martha had decided to run for class president, but lost by one vote to a male classmate in an election that took place two weeks ago. Martha did, however, become vice president.
"It's disappointing to figure out that you lost something that you fought for really hard and you put a lot of effort into it," she said in an interview alongside her father, Albert Morales, Sunday on "CNN Newsroom."
But she said she's happy being vice president: "I'm happy I get to be the tie-breaker when the House and the Senate can't agree on something."
In her letter to Martha, Clinton wrote,
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Dear Martha - blame the Russians, declare you opponent complicit, and have your friends spread vicious rumors about the winner.
that’s how we do it!!
She needs tips on how to get votes from graduated students and how to demand recounts until she gets the result she wants. After all that is the democrat way.
In 2010, the year Martha was born...230 out of a million babies were named Martha. So I guess 230 parents were INSANE...
Sure Hillary, we only rejected you because of what’s between your legs? Thanks for the laugh.
Maybe Martha’s dad has some ballots in the trunk of his car...to make Martha a winner...
That brings up some UNWANTED images .
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