Photos like the one below are quite purposely sent around the LGBT community to show them that Hillary really is one of them. It was a perfect photo op to spread around the Internet to galvanize support for her candidacy.
World Food Programme Ambassador singer Christina Aguilera (L) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pose for a photo next to this year’s McGovern Awards that were given to Aguilera and David Novak of Yum Brands, for their help fighting global hunger, on October 3, 2012, at the US Department of State in Washington, DC. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages)
The HUGE downside to this flawed strategy is that it also exposes Clinton’s cynical agenda to pander to the entire LGBT crowd, no matter what favors they expect from her.