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US corporate elite pick Clinton as next figurehead: American writer

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at an award ceremony for the 2015 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting on March 23, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

American writer and activist Mickey Z. says it seems more obvious each day that the US corporate elite have chosen former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as their next figurehead.

The author of Occupy This Book and Occupy These Photos made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Friday while commenting on a 2012 Clinton email which revealed that US multibillionaire George Soros regretted supporting Barack Obama over the former First Lady in the 2008 Democratic primary.

The email was among the more than 3,000 emails released by the US State Department on Thursday afternoon from Clinton’s time as secretary of state.

“While mainstream observers wonder how the unexpected presence of Donald Trump will impact the race, George Soros’ support for Hillary Clinton gives us a strong clue,” said Mickey Z.

“As we head into 2016 and will finally see actual presidential primaries soon, it seems more obvious each day that America's financial and corporate elites have chosen the former First Lady as their next figurehead,” he noted.

“The top 1 percent want a political CEO with a steady hand and a proven record of support for Wall Street. With Trump virtually sabotaging Jeb Bush’s campaign and Bernie Sanders busy playing the role of ‘man of the people,’ their choice seems clear: Hillary Clinton,” the analyst pointed out.

“As a result, Soros is cleverly distancing himself from Barack Obama and thus promoting the deception that Clinton’s policies will palpably diverge from the current administration. The corporate media, of course, is happily playing along with American voters ready to once again buy into the electoral charade,” concluded Mickey Z.

About a dozen Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination for president, but Trump continues to lead the crowded GOP field despite making controversial remarks against Mexican immigrants, women and Muslims.

Democrat frontrunner Clinton is competing against only one Democrat and one independent senator, Bernie Sanders, for the Democratic Party's nomination. Only Sanders is considered at all competitive in the early primaries, even as he operates with far less money than the former secretary of state.


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