Our two home-educated girls wrote a better research paper than Hillary did at Wellesley. At the time they were 12 & 13.
What Alinsky means by this "feeling for and with the people" is simply how much one person really cares about people unlike himself. He illustrates the feeling by a series of examples in which he poses questions such as: So you are a white, native-born Protestant. Do you like people?
... feeling ... poses ... lots of material to work with. :) Probably best to keep it simple by simply answering Mrs Clinton's question with my own rhetorical question.
So you are a white, native-born Atheist progressive. Do you like conservative people?
Although Hillary's paper starts with a strong active voice it soon degenerates into a rather simple gruel of matter-of-fact statements peppered with mind numbing third person passives and the odd Chomsky-ism thrown in for brownie points.
OTOH your daughters maintain an active voice throughout making it a delight to read. Well done!
I am becoming increasingly convinced that the wealthy, powerful, and somewhat archaic media conglomerates that have controlled the messaging to America for so long are beginning to crumble. As they begin to deteriorate under the weight of a more democratic media system, opportunities to infiltrate the pervasive and corrupt lies and spread truth in love are becoming abundant. As America continues to grow fatigued and sluggish from decades of the mainstream media's preaching of godlessness, bright lights are beginning to shine in the most unlikely media places. And like any small light in a pitch black room, the effect will be unmistakable. - Brian Fisher, Coral Ridge Ministries