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In reply to the discussion: Hillary backpedals. Again. [View all]earthside
(6,960 posts)Like a lot of Democratic Party establishment 'leaders' and high-powered consultants, Hillary down deep believes that the natural political state of America is Republican.
Therefore, Democratic Party candidates and officeholders like her are always looking for ways to just barely keep the liberal/progressive base satisfied -- but hidden away -- while tacking to the right as far as possible.
Sadly, I think Pres. Obama believes this, too.
In my inverted way of looking at politics, I actually think that Hillary Clinton is probably one of the weaker presidential nominees the Democratic Party could put forward in 2016. Hillary Clinton is not Bill Clinton -- she simply does not have the intrinsic political talent or acumen of Bill Clinton, indeed, she is a rather awkward and stiff campaigner. Hillary is also inclined to listen to the most conservative of her political advisors as we saw so graphically demonstrated in 2008 (Mark Penn).
The Democrats best chance to win big and run the table in 2014 is to nominate an honest-to-goodness real progressive populist.
My picks for the 2016 ticket: Warren/Beshear ... or ... Schweitzer/Crist ... or ... Sherrod Brown/Hickenlooper
There is a lot of potential for Democrats, exciting and bold.
By comparison, Hillary is so, so boring.