Hillary Clinton still Democrats' prize fighter despite setbacks and Sanders

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Party’s ‘safe haven’ may see a few bumps in the road – and rumours of Joe Biden considering a run – but strategists agree she remains Republicans’ top opponent.

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Not so long ago, Hillary Clinton supporters’ main concern seemed to be a fear that her coronation as the Democratic candidate for president would leave her unprepared for battle with the Republican nominee.

Now, by all metrics, the former secretary of state retains a historically strong lead in the race to secure her party’s nomination. She is well ahead of the other declared candidates in terms of poll numbers, money and endorsements. But a succession of setbacks and the possibility of another mainstream rival joining the race has, to some degree, checked the presumptive-ness of the presumptive candidate.

This was a week that started out on a high note, with the rollout of Clinton’s college affordability plan, a policy prescription driven in large part by the party’s progressives. But the spotlight quickly moved to escalating investigations into the private email account the candidate used while secretary of state, and a drop in polls as reports renewed speculation that vice-president Joe Biden may join the race.

Despite the preponderance of evidence that suggests the nomination is Clinton’s to lose, doubts are cropping up.

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[PowerToThePeople]

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#FeelTheBern

[onehandle]

2. A 40-50 point lead is quite a setback.

But the Biden juggernaut cannot be stopped.

[ericson00]

3. juggernaut like in 1988 and 2008, yes

what a juggerNOT.

[seabeyond]

4. i think she is running a very well measured, foundational campaign set to take her for the

long run. i have appreciated the precision of this election cycle campaign.

[Juicy_Bellows]

5. Prize fighter - Boxing has long been tarnished by the fixing of fights.

Prize fighter indeed.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Should we call her "Rocky"? Or, Terry Malloy?

[Jamaal510]

7. For weeks,

the MSNBC folks have been really trying to make the D primaries sound competitive, discussing Sanders' large crowds (as if they necessarily will lead to votes) and Clinton "slipping" in the polls (in just a couple of states BTW). The thing is that even after all of that and after the Republicans and some D's making up controversies about her, she still leads all R's and has a massive lead in the primaries, while a guy who hasn't even declared another run yet (Biden) polls higher than 3 of the 4 other D candidates, and is within single digits of 2nd place. She is playing her cards well for the most part, and I say this as someone who plans on voting for either O'Malley or Biden (if he declares). I'd have no problems voting for her as the nominee.

[SonderWoman]

8. A huge lead, possibly biggest in decades at this point.