For despising Nixon so much, Herself, Madame Benghazi, the Cold & Joyless, certainly does seem to want to emulate Nixon in every way, even to excel in modeling that behavior. After all, Herself can be counted upon to pull off a deception like this the RIGHT way. At least, Herself believes it not only possible, but practically already done.
Marie Harf is on her way to becoming a clone of Herself.
I'm getting a chuckle out of your second assertion... while young Ms. Harf isn't much more attractive than Herself, if at all, I see her as more of a parody than a protégé. A mini-me, maybe?
An imprecatory prayer for Hillary: As she once tried to dig a hole for a sitting President, may she now fall into it "her own self", and take *ahem* someone with her...