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With all due respect, I believe it is a bit of a stretch to typify Ms. Clinton as 'left wing'. She is a Democrat & a proponent of national healthcare (and recently and seemingly begrudgingly - LGBT rights & marriage), but many of her policies lean more centrist, particularly in relation to foreign policy, business & finance, and matters of expenditure & debt - remember, her husband signed welfare reform & 'welfare to work' into law.Well, there have been at least seven women Presidents in Latin America in the past, and most of them were elected by riding on a man's coat-tails, either their husbands or a mentor they served under. The majority are left wing, so Hillary will not be a groundbreaker in any sense of the word.
At best, I'd describe her as 'left-center' or perhaps 'moderate left'.
Now if you'd like to use derivatives of the term 'left (wing)', Ms. Warren or Mr. Sanders might be better examples.
The largest singular complaint in her party, is she's not 'left enough'!