Irish America bids to put second Clinton in the White House

Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency has been overshadowed by an email row, but Irish America wants her to continue her husband’s legacy, writes Bette Browne.

Much of the Irish-American vote mirrors that which she desperately needs for victory — it is white, male, and middle class

When the Clintons are in trouble, Irish America tends to ride to the rescue. When her husband’s presidency was imperiled by the Lewinsky scandal it was the Irish who lionised him and yesterday, it was Hillary who was feted at a high-powered New York luncheon, even as the rumbling email controversy threatens to overshadow her imminent announcement on a US presidential bid.