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John Hodgman said that Clinton's ambition is to be president and "make policy." | AP Photo John Hodgman endorses Hillary Clinton, but doesn't want to talk about it

Is she perfect? No. Has she made mistakes? Yes. Is comedian John Hodgman endorsing Hillary Clinton on the day of the New York primary? Apparently, yes.

While expressing his admiration for Bernie Sanders in a post on his personal website published Tuesday, Hodgman said he respected the "personal moral and practical math that has led each of his supporters to turn out for him."

As far as where his own "personal moral and practical math" has led him, Hodgman — who became famous as the face of Apple's "Mac vs. P.C." ad campaign — wrote that he "would really, actively like to see a Hillary Clinton presidency."

Sure, Clinton has made "big mistakes, both in office and while seeking it," Hodgman continued. And the former secretary of state and former U.S. senator "has made enormous, at times disheartening compromises and changed positions."

"There is no question that she is personally ambitious, though she is one of the few candidates who is ever blamed for it," Hodgman wrote. "The question is, what is her ambition? To make money? Impossible. She’s doing fine. To get power? She’s had it. To get ALL the power, because she is power mad? That’s a creepy conspiracy theory that doesn’t ring true to me. "

Hodgman concluded that Clinton's ambition is to be president and "make policy."

"Moreover, I think she wants to make the best policy possible in an antagonistic-by-design political process that she has known and wrestled with for decades, and keep that policy in place," he wrote, and belying no sense of equivocation, added, "Moreover, I think she wants to make policy that I largely agree with."

While noting that he would vote for Sanders if the Vermont senator wins the Democratic nomination, Hodgman echoed the Clinton campaign's rhetoric of gradually and methodically regaining congressional control.

"So that’s what I think," he said, in the first of several staccato paragraphs. "I trust you think differently. We are different humans."

"I don’t wish to discuss this online, but if you see me on the street, I’d be happy to talk to you about it," he continued. "In any case, please vote, and [/] thank you for your attention, and [/] That is all."