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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton is going to lose: She doesn’t even see the frustrated progressive wave [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)And back it up with data like recent election results.
Fact is the Republicans have "insaned" themselves into a very narrow pocket for winning national elections. To survive the Republican nomination puts you far out of the mainstream for the general election.
As a result, the only way Republicans could possibly win is via a massive turnout advantage. They need to win the rural/urban divide that causes "swing" states to swing.
Clinton would be fantastic for that. The Republican base hates all Democrats, but they've been told for 30 years that Clinton is Satan incarnate. Clinton on the general election ballot will be fantastic for Republican turnout.
As a result, Clinton is more of a danger than the two other "main" Democratic candidates. But no matter who the Democratic candidate is, they will have to lose the election more than the Republicans winning the election.