Hillary Clinton Should go Down as the Greatest American Political Figure in History...

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41. To date we haven't had a Presidential candidate who was perfect. I don't see that changed, yet.

Hillary has her strengths, and a few apparent issues with some of the electorate. I've seen presidential runs for a good few decades now and although Hillary is certainly a strong candidate with a well organized ground game I suspect any good democratic candidate would best Trump in his current form, especially with the desertions and complaints and outright condemnations by GOP regulars. Trump is his own worst enemy as a candidate. QED.

Hillary has promised and appears to be working on healing the party. Time will tell on that. I believe she has the tools and the ability to run a successful campaign. I would love to see her run an exceptional one and certainly the country needs and deserves that from her, as it would from anyone running against the monstrous evil that the GOP now represents, and who now represents the GOP.

I'd like to state here and now that campaigns are won by many more people than the candidate, having participated in more than a few of them. No single candidate alone wins a political race but one alone can certainly lose one, as we have seen before and I suspect are witnessing now.

Trump will be beaten. He will be beaten by a good candidate running against him and for Humanity. He will be beaten by voters registered and gotten to the polls in good order so that their votes are recorded and in theory counted.

Stopping Trump will be very nearly a hollow victory if the GOP retains control of House and Senate. Make no mistake that the opposition will do anything and everything in its considerable power to forestall Democratic victories at all levels from dog catcher and school board up to Senator and President.

Beating Trump doesn't take a Saint. It will take a lot of damn hard work as campaigns always do, a certain amount of luck, an electorate willing to hold the press accountable for the truth about Trump and the GOP, and a Candidate who is willing to speak honestly and directly to the needs of the people.

The Candidate who can take that risk will be rewarded by the plurality of voters as will the Party she represents. Let us hope she will recognize the opportunity and oblige us all with a stirring campaign.