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Angela Bassett Supports Hillary Clinton's 2016 Presidential Run

"She’s had such a wide varied perspective and I think she’d be fantastic."
Angela Bassett Supports Hillary Clinton's 2016 Presidential Run
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By Lauren Porter · Updated October 27, 2020
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Angela Bassett is with Hillary. 

The actress stopped by ESSENCE Live and shared that she believes in Clinton is the ideal candidate for her “wide varied perspective.”

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“That would be so first world, so exciting, you know it’s almost unbelievable that it is the first,” Bassett said of the possibility of Clinton’s White House run.

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“But we still have some hurdles in this country to jump over. She is more than qualified for the job—female whatever—but she is more than qualified for the job.”

The Academy Award nominated actress endorsed the former Secretary of State on social media and has been particularly vocal about standing by Clinton as she runs for the Democratic nomination. 

Bassett revealed that she supported Clinton in her 2008 campaigning but felt “energized and galvanized” by President Barack Obama.. 

The actress recently campaigned for Clinton in February, speaking to students at South Carolina State University.

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