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2016 Postmortem

cali

(114,904 posts) Sat Jan 30, 2016, 08:01 AM Jan 2016

Hillary Clinton is running a poor primary campaign [View all]

She's vacillating between playing the role of bullied victim. (Bernie is running the most negative campaign evah!) and tough champion. There's something formulaic and tired and so late nineties about her campaign. And arrogant. This does not bode well for the general.

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Hillary Clinton is running a poor primary campaign [View all] cali Jan 2016 OP

And Bernie is better? Old, tired 60's revolution revisited? livetohike Jan 2016 #1

If Bernie's ideas aren't new, then Hillary's are positively Republican. reformist2 Jan 2016 #3

Not seeing what's wrong with any of that. Fearless Jan 2016 #14

And Bernie is better? SheenaR Jan 2016 #16

Yes, and there's the fear factor too. farleftlib Jan 2016 #2

I think she has been running a very solid campaign. NCTraveler Jan 2016 #4

It seems like deja vu all over again. Vinca Jan 2016 #6

Blinders SheenaR Jan 2016 #17

No one I know felt she was going to hold a sixty point lead. NCTraveler Jan 2016 #19

This is basically indisputable, IMO (nt) Recursion Jan 2016 #5

Hillary's "listening campaign" has improved her image with the public. oasis Jan 2016 #7

What else is new? InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2016 #8

Hillary would be an extremely vulnerable general election candidate. Broward Jan 2016 #9

I agree. I think she'd lose. cali Jan 2016 #10

And the Emails, And... SDJay Jan 2016 #11

...and the Foundation. There is a lot lurking there, just like the emails. The Republicans know it libdem4life Jan 2016 #22

IMO she sometimes struggles to find balance for her views. HereSince1628 Jan 2016 #12

No worries. Le Taz Hot Jan 2016 #13

From your mouth to Iowans ears. jillan Jan 2016 #18

After observing 2008 and the current campaign, I don't think she's a good campaigner...... marmar Jan 2016 #15

She's ahead in the polls treestar Jan 2016 #20

She's the ulitimate politics-as-usual candidate relying on money, commercials, and platitudes. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #21