Internet users considered the hashtag to be a great target for jeers and turned to recalling Clinton's failures throughout her career in numerous mocking tweets.
I Was One of the Most Ardent Hillary Haters on the Planet,Until I Read Her Emails #HillarySoQualified https://t.co/nhB4px9Kg9
— Jasper (@JSavoly) April 10, 2016
#HillarySoQualified as commander in chief of US Cyber Command, she ran her own secure email server ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/UPHBXik8vF
— Jan Winter (@janwinter15) April 10, 2016
"I don't think that you are qualified if you get $15 million from Wall Street through your super-PAC," the Senator said. "I don't think you are qualified if you voted for the disastrous war in Iraq. I don't think you're qualified if you supported almost every disastrous trade agreement."
The supporters' attempt to stand up for Clinton using the #HillarySoQualified hashtag played out badly. Twitter exploded with mockery addressed to the Democratic front-runner.
Not quite sure just what #HillarySoQualified for, but it CAN'T be anything good! pic.twitter.com/WWRgWTinwx
— Voice Of Indie (@VoiceOfIndie) April 7, 2016
#HillarySoQualified, she can't name one peaceful accomplishment in her State Dept. tenure pic.twitter.com/6srIbWOd5J
— Goodbye Third Way (@PittsBern) April 7, 2016
"Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Jimmy #Carter hints at #HillarySoQualified reckless, self-serving and disastrous record", Bill Kenneke tweeted, implying Carter's comment that Clinton "took very little action to bring about peace".
Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Jimmy #Carter hints at #HillarySoQualified reckless, self-serving and disastrous record https://t.co/LBOHJHqlL2
— Bill Kenneke (@billknowsit) April 10, 2016
Sanders later explained that his remarks were just a response to Clinton's aggressive attempts to "disqualify" him.
The run to determine the Democratic and Republican nominees for the US presidential election is underway.
According to a CNN-ORC International poll, 51 percent of Democratic Party members currently support Hillary Clinton, while 44 percent back Bernie Sanders.
