2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Indiana result represents a continuation of the pattern. [View all]Garrett78
(10,721 posts)Anyway, I'll repeat what I wrote earlier:
Assuming Clinton becomes POTUS, differences in governance could (and likely will) result from unforeseen events and cultural shifts, and there are always going to be personality (as well as personnel) differences. But for the most part, I fully expect a Clinton Administration to govern the same as the Obama Administration has. *Note: To some, that's a good thing and to others not so much. I'm not making a value judgement one way or the other.
It's important to keep in mind that the POTUS doesn't create systems. The POTUS operates within systems. Systems aren't static, of course, but mass movements are required to alter them. For example, the institution of marriage has experienced shifts, not because of Supreme Court decisions but because of mass movements.
The US is extremely individualistic and oriented toward the Cult of Personality, which results in people vastly overestimating the power and influence (for better or for worse) of individual actors.
Clinton is relying on the same constituents that Obama relied upon to win in '08 (i.e., the increasingly diverse base of the Democratic Party), and she's beating Sanders by a greater margin than Obama beat her by 8 years ago.