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In reply to the discussion: Five Reasons No Progressive Should Support Hillary Clinton [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)along with the fact that there has never been a female President, or even, with all respect to the wonderful Shirley Chisholm, another female Dem primary candidate who looked as though she had a shot. (I'm sure McCain didn't mean to pick a laughingstock for his VP candidate, but he sure meant to a female.)
And Hillary's status as a Democratic First Lady for 8 years. The First Lady always shows up on popularity lists.
Thing is, despite all she had going for her and a 30 point lead, she lost to an African American man few had heard of before 2004, Even after, she ran a "racially tinged" campaign against him. This, though perhaps the most loyal Democratic voters have been African Americans. And even after she said gratuitously, during a Democratic primary, that she and McCain were ready for the 3 a m phone call, but her Democratic opponent in a Democratic primary was not.
You and others need to stop cherrypicking factoids and let all the info from during the 2008 primary, from before the 2008 primary and after the 2008 primary sink in fully, including as to her judgment.
Moreover if the Democratic PTB were really confident that Hillary could withstand a hotly contested primary, one would already have been taking shape.
That Hillary can wipe the floor with her opposition is the real fairy tale. If Republicans nominate is anyone half way decent, Democrats will need to pray, do rain dances, buy rabbit's feet or whatever.