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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton's suffocating presence/The Economist [View all]ProfessorGAC
(65,042 posts)While name recognition is a big deal, Jebbie has that too, so it's a push..
Problem is, the "scandals" at the end of the Clinton presidency are still going to be remembered by the folks who vote but pay far less attention to details.
So, Jeb has the informed voter on the dem side voting against him, Hillary has everybody to the right of Nelson Rockefeller voting against her, and the lesser informed swing voters are going to remember the "Lewinsky thing". It won't matter that there was no there, there. It won't matter that it was a ginned up witch hunt intended to tarnish his potential successor. They'll just remember the "blue dress".
The folks who would throw their vote to HRC as a "sympathy" vote (because her husband was such a hound), were more than likely going to vote for her anyway. Again, no advantage.
And since Jeb Bush isn't one of the crazies, he's unlikely to scare away the middle. So, i think she's got very little chance in the GE.
We need to find someone who can take on JB and even use the "no dynasties" routine, which Hillary cannot.