Is Hillary Clinton Running Away From Political Reality?

[Zira]

Team Hillary should be extremely worried.

It’s not just that she has suffered landslide losses in the past five caucus states. It’s that she’s overwhelmingly lost the youth vote of all colors, everywhere, and she’ll never get it back.

As this new Wisconsin poll shows: Sanders leads Clinton 49% to 43%. Sanders leads among all African-Americans 51% to 40%. Sanders leads among 18 to 45 year olds 65% to 28%.]

Not only is the youth vote incredibly one-sided, but so is the enthusiasm. Hillary’s vulnerabilities with young people include her perceived untrustworthiness, her emails, her vote for the Iraq War, and her shape-shifting establishment politics. But it all gets wrapped up into what she derogatively calls Bernie’s “single issue” — Wall Street.


Read More: http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/04/01/hillary-clinton-running-away-political-reality

[Zira]

1. A good point is that she is preventing the revolution we need

"Such a political revolution is the prerequisite for everything else - reversing climate change, overcoming structural racism, rebuilding the middle class, achieving equal opportunity and upward mobility for the poor, and avoiding cataclysmic war.

Hillary can’t abide by this revolution because it requires a full scale assault on Wall Street, which lavishly has funded her and her campaigns. So she tries to denigrate Bernie’s stance by claiming that his focus on Wall Street-driven runaway inequality is merely a single issue:


If we broke up the big banks tomorrow would that end racism? Would that end sexism? Would that end discrimination against the L.G.B.T. community? Would that make people feel more welcoming to immigrants overnight.

Her line of attack not only is failing, but also reveals why young people are so unenthusiastic about her — she’s far too tied to Wall Street and the super-rich to ever break from them."

[astrophuss42]

2. It's simply getting to the point

That all of these lists are getting to hard to ignore. I went down the email rabbit hole last night and I am just appalled at her attitude, so blase. And then to watch her last night go off on that girl, well it reminded me of people in my life I try to stay away from. Twenty years ago I could have been that activist. There's the finger wagging, which is annoying to be sure, but then there is the incessant lying. I just feel like my intelligence is being tested at every turn and that is not comforting.

[Zira]

5. I think this is the best article I've read about Hillary so far. He deconstructs her.

And he does get to the point at the end:

"What really drives elections, especially now, is enthusiasm.

The sad fact for Team Hillary is that Bernie has it and she doesn’t. As that spirit comes pouring out from our kids, it becomes infectious. It’s political gold, not to be squandered. Without it, anything can happen — including Hillary losing to a Republican."

"Here are the hard, cold facts driving this election. The vast majority of Americans detest Wall Street and runaway inequality. Bernie has earned the right to lead that charge... and young people know it."

[astrophuss42]

7. It sure is really one of the best

One of the most difficult things about this election is being right at the older end of being a millennial. That enthusiasm is such a mutli-faceted thing. Thanks for highlighting the parts which were meaningful to you!

[Zira]

8. Np, I'm going to follow Les Leopold, and read his other work now.

I had never heard of him before this article.

"Les Leopold, the director of the Labor Institute in New York is working with unions"

[quickesst]

3. I don't believe I have ever seen...

... anyone go so far out of their way to make losing look so good. Very creative.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

4. Your arrogance blinds you...

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

[quickesst]

11. You are mistaking...

..... confidence with arrogance, but I do appreciate the OP's creativity.

[jehop61]

6. Good one

Wasn't it something like 400 votes in Utah? A real landslide for the Berners

[quickesst]

13. .......

[Gwhittey]

14. ? He won 77% to 18%?

Where you just kidding about 400?

[Progressive dog]

9. No, she's just running for President

and she is way ahead in delegate count.

[Zira]

12. The corrupt delegates count. Many are lobbyists, the rest are the establishment.

The DNC admits they made those delegates to prevent grass roots change.

Perhaps you should read the article. It's not that long and that is the best pieces on Hillary that I have read.

[Progressive dog]

16. Hillary is leading in elected delegates by more than 200

and is over 2 million ahead in popular vote. This is winning, in a Democracy.
Minorities don't get to set party rules, and neither do independents.

[Gwhittey]

15. There are 4051 Pledged delegates

And Sanders is trailing by 228. That is not way ahead. If she had 600 maybe but 228 is very possible considering that only place Hillary has gone is down in polls. from 80% up to now even.

[reformist2]

10. Camp Hillary needs to stop lying about how Bernie can't win black voters.

If they persist, Bernie is going to have to make it part of his stump speech that there are several states in which he beats her in EVERY ethnic group. There are NO states where Hillary can say the same. So much for her having diverse appeal.