Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: No apologies from me, I can't imagine a more vomit inducing nominee for the Democratic Party [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)If Hillary is the candidate, you will see that I am right. She is not a good candidate.
She should have beat Obama by a wide margin in 2008. She didn't because she does not have charisma. It's just a fact.
Watch carefully as things unfold.
There is one circumstance under which she can win: if the Republicans nominate a really bad candidate. That could happen.
Hillary is sold out to big money. She does not relate to people well. She has a slim chance of winning and election.
Hillary's name has been out there for a couple of decades, and her husband's presidency is remembered as a time of relative prosperity. That is why she is ahead in the polls. It isn't really that people take to her that well.
When the Republicans and opponents within the Democratic Party start pointing to the many problems that arose from Bill's presidency and Hillary's own weaknesses, the polls will weaken.
Hillary has a penchant for making bad mistakes when campaigning. If you are her supporter, you should know that better than I.
We shall see. I could be wrong, but I feel that I should continue to raise questions. If everyone wants Hillary in spite of my warnings, so be it. I'm in California. It won't make any difference whether I vote for her or not because Democrats could nominate Howdy Doody and he would win here. Schwarzenegger pretty much destroyed the Republican brand in California.
I usually work very hard in campaigns, but now, at 71, I can't do that for health reasons. So that is the way it is.