Hillary is one weak candidate: Clinton’s problem isn’t Bernie Sanders. It’s Hillary Clinton

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SALON

This is one weak nominee: Hillary Clinton’s problem isn’t Bernie Sanders. It’s Hillary Clinton
Clinton's camp thinks her résumé will be enough to carry her to the White House. No one should be that sure
By David Niose
May 14, 2016

No matter what you think about Hillary Clinton as the presidential primaries wind down, there is one undeniable fact that lingers in the background. Despite having had enormous advantages from the start of the campaign—no serious competition from within the party, solid support from national party leaders, a massive war chest and a nationwide grassroots network built over the course of decades in national politics—Clinton has struggled to put away a 74-year-old Jewish socialist who has had almost no establishment support.

Say whatever you want about Clinton’s lengthy résumé—and her credentials are indeed impressive—her performance this primary season is hardly indicative of a strong candidate.

Many Democrats are having difficulty accepting the fact that Clinton, despite her résumé, is a weak politician. In this state of denial, their defense of Clinton becomes aggressive, as they lash out at Bernie Sanders for staying in the race, implying that Clinton has earned the right to glide to the finish line unopposed.

Unfortunately, (Michael) Cohen ignores the fact that the “overwhelming evidence” isn’t strong enough to allow Clinton to claim the nomination with pledged delegates alone. Had the evidence been so overwhelming, courting superdelegates would be irrelevant. Because Clinton has been far from dominating in the primaries and caucuses, the true “political reality” is that she will need superdelegate support to secure the nomination. Fortunately for Clinton, she appears to have the support of an overwhelming majority of superdelegates, but those allegiances can change up until the time of the convention vote, so Sanders is alive as long as the race comes down to a fight over them.



Read the full article at:
http://www.salon.com/2016/05/14/this_is_one_weak_nominee_hillary_clintons_problem_isnt_bernie_sanders_its_hillary_clinton/

[nc4bo]

1. Salon is a RW GOP shill in 3, 2, 1............

[aquabuddha]

2. Weak Candidate is beating Bernie

Bernie can't beat a weak candidate in Clinton? What does that make him? It makes him a loser.

Salon has become shill media outlet for Bernie. That has been well documented by outlets like Wonkette.

Hillary Clinton is getting the nomination. She's the only thing standing in the way of a Trump Presidency. So vote for her and stop whining.

Cue more Bernie bro whining in 3, 2, 1....

[nc4bo]

3. Right on effing schedule. Thanks for not disappointing.

[djean111]

7. Buh-bye.......

[Miles Archer]

4. Clinton’s problem isn’t Bernie Sanders.

It's the $100,000,000 Adelson has pledged to donate to Trump and everything that comes with it.

There has been a tone of arrogance that has come from the Clinton campaign about mopping up the floor with Trump in the GE.

But the full money and smear machine is gathering behind Trump and it is going to be the ugliest campaign of our generation.

And when the mud starts flinging, it's going to take more than a "that's ridiculous, I won't respond to that" to satisfy the public.

What's happening is pretty much what I predicted. A guy who knows no limits when it comes to good taste and playing a fair game had a pirate open his treasure chest and say "Take what you need, Matey. Arrrrrrr."

[chervilant]

5. This:

Many Democrats are having difficulty accepting the fact that Clinton, despite her résumé, is a weak politician. In this state of denial, their defense of Clinton becomes aggressive, as they lash out at Bernie Sanders for staying in the race, implying that Clinton has earned the right to glide to the finish line unopposed.

And, THIS:

Such specious arguments not only distract from the uncomfortable reality that Clinton is an extremely vulnerable candidate, they also fail to recognize that the Sanders campaign represents an agenda that is fundamentally different from Clinton’s. This is not a debate between two candidates with slight differences in substance or style, but of two vastly disparate philosophical views.

Hi11ary supporters herein are ramping up their vitriol towards us Bernie supporters, as evidenced by the responses I've seen this morning.

#NotMeUs

#DropOutHillary

[baldguy]

6. If Clinton is "weak", what does that say about the guy who's losing to her?

[Cooley Hurd]

8. The end of the article is spot on:

Clinton herself has the tact to refrain from urging Sanders to exit. She instead is doing the smart thing by basically ignoring him and focusing on Donald Trump and the general election. Still, there can be no doubt that she would love to be in Trump’s position, having no opponents remaining with any mathematical chance of seizing the nomination.

The fact that she’s not in such a position, and that her race for the Democratic nomination continues to be pestered by an old lefty who has served three decades in politics without even registering as a Democrat, should be a grave concern for her and her supporters. Although her credentials are strong, her candidacy isn’t—and blaming that on Sanders would be nothing but a form of denial.

She hasn't demanded that Senator Sanders quit his bid. Why are her supporters doing so?

[JoePhilly]

10. Bernie doesn't act like a fool ...

[JoePhilly]

9. Not nearly enough bold used in that OP.