Introducing the "Hillometer"

[tgards79]

How well is Hillary Clinton doing as a candidate? Sure she has the Democratic nomination locked up, but how will she fare in the general election? Here is an index that may be useful in keeping score:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2015/05/introducing-hillometer.html

[NYC_SKP]

1. Hell, we may as well change the name of our country to Hillzekistan or Hillidelphia.

And how dare we continue to use the term "Democratic" for our party when it's clear that it's the Clintocratic Party?

I mean, she's got the nomination Locked Up, right?

WTF is Sanders and O'Malley doing out there? Those stupid fools.

Hillometer?

[quickesst]

6. Hilladelphia....

.....hmmmm, it actually has a nice ring to it. Thanks for the suggestion.
Sanders, O'malley-"stupid fools". Glad you said it. Clinton supporters wouldn't stoop so low.

[tgards79]

7. Bernie for Prez?

Good luck with that!!!!!

[NYC_SKP]

8. Did you know that the website in your sig line is a Koch Borthers joint?

And it's kind of a sorry design. I would think they could get a better webdesigner.

[tgards79]

9. I do like Bernie's logo!

Cool. I have to admit. Hillary will get 15 times as many votes as Bernie in the primaries, but he has a nice logo.

[bunnies]

11. Check the OPs profile.

The link is apparently "his blog". hmmmm

[workinclasszero]

2. This looks like an interesting site

I'll check it out when I get home. Thanks for the link

[Vincardog]

3. I a working for Bernie because he will work for ME. HRC has the Wall Street money and votes.

Luckily for us all the more people know about Bernie the better they like him.
The same is not true of some other candidates.

[peacebird]

4. Has the nom locked up? LOL! Little Miss Inevitable again? It worked out so well last time....

[tgards79]

10. Yes, and Bernie...

...resembles Obama in so many ways! There is no doubt he is going to capture the imagination of so many in his historic quest to become the first octogenerian to serve in the Oval Office!

[tgards79]

12. I care most about SCOTUS...

Whoever wins will set the direction of the court for the next 30 years. I will vote for the Democrat most likely to win. That is obviously Hillary. Far lefties like Bernie and Elizabeth Warren would lose, much like any Tea Partier will lose.

[peacebird]

13. LOL! and Yawn. (Isn't that how so many Hillary supporters respond to posts they don't like?)

[tgards79]

15. Not me.

I would never do that. Do you really think Bernie can win?

[peacebird]

16. Yes. Have you seen the twitter stats? The Reddit AMAs? Social Media is the news of the young

And it is on fire for Bernie. He is speaking to the concerns of so many people. He is seeing huge crowds on the road. He speaks authentically and with passion. I truly believe he is the best possible candidate and I believe he will win.

[tgards79]

17. He's behind 61-14 in the polls

I wish you well...but that's 47 points. There's, um, no way.

[peacebird]

20. He's polling second highest place of everyone running now, D or R. But let's chat poll #s when they

Really matter, like the end of the summer. By then we will have a better sense. My take is most polls are not worth much this far out except to see trends. Hillary is on top but Bernies trending upward over past couple weeks. Let's see how they both stand the end of August, my bet is it will be a lot closer.

[tgards79]

21. Ok fair enough...

We'll see where we are by Labor Day. Look, I love Bernie and I am more aligned with him than Hillary. But the reality is, people playing toward the center are playing to win, whereas people on the extremes are playing for principle. (Or for exposure, gigs on cable, or ego.). I truly do not think that Bernie is in it to win it. He knows better than anyone that he is as far left as the Tea Party is on the far right, and those positions are not mainstream enough to win.

[edgineered]

5. One more time -

Clinton is running for POTUS.

She is not running for the democratic nomination. Please be patient with those running, or considering running for the nomination. Were it not for the entertainment value of their campaigns Clinton would be forced to waste her time pandering to registered Democrats instead of sitting quietly and listening to the Kaffee Klatch.

[peacebird]

14. Love it!

[edgineered]

19. thanks - there has to be some reasoning behind the strategy

She and her staff aren't blind to the world, and must feel that they are working in the right direction. I see dangers in avoiding, make that downplaying the importance of the primaries. Whether it is a cooking contest, a wrestling match, or a car race one's focus cannot be solely on preparing for the final contest. If I have the best raisin apple pie in the world it does no good if somewhere along the road it loses. Then again, I'm not a politician...

[DFW]

18. The way it works

The Democratic nomination for President is "locked up" when the nominee says, at the Convention next year, "I accept your nomination..." and not before then.

Anyone can stumble, anyone can fall, and no one is immune, not even people named Clinton, Sanders or O'Malley.