Off the Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World by Kirsten GillibrandMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I read this because Gillibrand is one of the 2020 Presidential candidates. Unfortunately, this isn’t a policy book; it’s part memoir and part resume of her legislative pursuits on behalf of New York. That said, I think it’s difficult to be a woman/mother in my age-group and not be delighted by Gillibrand’s personality. She’s funny and very relatable and to the extent that she mentions her current policies, which is not very much, I’m in agreement with her positions.
On the other hand, she tried to address one of my central concerns about her, her House gun record, but I don’t think she did so persuasively enough.
She’s not my preferred candidate, and she’s not currently polling well. Nonetheless, if by some miracle she became the Democratic nominee, I’d be pleased to vote for her.
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