How did Hillary Clinton fall so far?

[sniffa]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - How did Democrat Hillary Clinton tumble from all-but-certain presidential nominee to endangered candidate fighting for her political life?

Democratic strategists and political experts say her path to the political promised land has been pitted with potholes. Her campaign suffered from overconfidence, had no answer to Barack Obama's inspirational call for change, and was unable to control former President Bill Clinton, among other problems.

When she opened her candidacy 13 months ago, she did so with a brash statement: "I'm in, and I'm in to win." By August, she was the absolute front-runner, enjoying an 18 percent lead in the polls over Obama, her closest challenger.

With her politically brilliant husband at her side, she was considered by Republicans to be the candidate to beat in the November election. She and her aides projected an aura of inevitability and she tried to stay above the fray of her chattering rivals.

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[bemildred]

1. Maybe she was never up that high to start with?

I have seen no evidence in the actual primary process that she was far ahead of anybody. So maybe that was bullshit?

[Yael]

2. She's in it to win

He's in it to lead.

[El Supremo]

3. She voted for the Iraq War Resolution. Obama didn't have the chance. n/m

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. How would you like to campaign against Oprah's hope & change traveling

revival dog, kennedy & pony show?

[NC_Nurse]

5. I think the folks quoted at the end of the article are right.

Her time had just passed. People are ready for someone/something different. A fresh start.

[splat]

6. It's a trampoline, silly!

[Sonnenschein]

7. "she tried to stay above the fray of her chattering rivals."

That‘s the key mistake. She did not take Obama's attacks seriously and did not respond forcedly and calmly. She did not copy Bill's campaign stump speeches and let Obama own Bill's words.

[Joe Bacon]

8. Two words...

Mark Penn :puke: