2016 Postmortem

jillan

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23. This!! " It’s almost as if her brain and tongue were on a seven-second delay". And this -

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 12:25 PM

Mar 2016

25 years in the most rarefied circles of political life, countless speeches—where an hour’s work earns you five years’ worth of a middle-class income—a multimillion dollar wedding for your only child, and friendships with every manner of celebrity does tend to make that “establishment” label fit.

Scathing and honest article about the many reasons why at least 1/2 of the Dem base cannot support this woman.

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What’s Wrong With Hillary? [View all] Karmadillo Mar 2016 OP

It's the return of the 90s-style scaredy-cat Democrat BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #1

In her usual style, she will wet her finger and stick it to the political winds. Because her silvershadow Mar 2016 #5

I don't mean to find fault with what you said, but "overreaching at Nancy's funeral" Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #14

On the other hand, her instincts on ignoring certain unappeasable critics are still pretty good BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #20

Given how far right she is from the political centre, the number of Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #21

isnt jeff greenfield a right wing hack...? artyteacher Mar 2016 #2

I guess if you call a former speech writer for Robert F. Kennedy a right wing hack. marew Mar 2016 #8

Thank you. Octafish Mar 2016 #31

The new definition of "right-wing hack" is "anyone who says anything negative about Hillary" (n/t) Jim Lane Mar 2016 #33

no, he came to speak at my campus one time NJCher Mar 2016 #12

Greenfield has always been very astute.... Punkingal Mar 2016 #15

OFFS Ivan Kaputski Mar 2016 #32

Hillary is a creature of old time Party politics. SheilaT Mar 2016 #3

You're right...she will never understand what has happened, win or lose. Punkingal Mar 2016 #17

her sense of victimization will kick in grasswire Mar 2016 #27

And none but her most die-hard supporters SheilaT Mar 2016 #29

Quote: "The problem for Clinton... " Waiting For Everyman Mar 2016 #4

Thoughtful. Excellent. Well worth reading every word of the full text. n/t Tom Rinaldo Mar 2016 #6

Yes it was n/t underpants Mar 2016 #7

I thought so. nt m-lekktor Mar 2016 #9

Go Bernie!!! Fast Walker 52 Mar 2016 #10

Bernie has gone easy on her all along; but the repugs would not; lose in landslide amborin Mar 2016 #11

where younger voters are turning away from her and embracing a geriatric, white-haired alternative PatrynXX Mar 2016 #13

Ignores the #1 Reason: THe DISASTROUS policies which have devastated the working class and is Skwmom Mar 2016 #16

However weak she may be, she has mastered the art of misspeaking and obvious attempts of CYA. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #18

Good column by Greenfield but why he did he pull his punch at the end? BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #19

Too bad they didn't listen the first time we rejected her. She's an awful, awful candidate Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #22

This!! " It’s almost as if her brain and tongue were on a seven-second delay". And this - jillan Mar 2016 #23

A pointed message in a very good article. earthside Mar 2016 #24

Very good. H2O Man Mar 2016 #30

What's not wrong with Hillary is a much shorter list. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #25

My dislike of Hillary is very simple. I want to vote for a liberal, Hillary is a conservative. Todays_Illusion Mar 2016 #26

Another article assuming Hillary is still the One PATRICK Mar 2016 #28

'If we are going to nominate someone who 50% of our people can't stand, elleng Mar 2016 #34

What's NOT wrong ith Hillary would be the much shorter answer Lorien Mar 2016 #35