2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie's campaign has gone completely off the rails ... [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Many Bernie supporters may adhere to Hillary, but many, many won't.
She has a trust problem. Obama did not have that problem.
I can't think of a prior Democratic candidate who had the serious trust problem that Hillary has.
Hillary also has a very serious arrogance problem.
I can't think of a prior Democratic candidate with her arrogance problem. She makes others, those who disagree with her, feel small or at least tries to. That will be a serious problem in a campaign against Trump. He will tower over her, and her lack of humility and humor will look ridiculous.
Democrats will be foolish to choose Hilary as their candidate.
Bernie is the right match against Trump. It's Bernie who has the humor and the humility that can defeat Trump.
Hillary will just be overwhelmed by Trump, I fear. The one thing that can allow her to win is the history of the Republican Party and Trump himself when it comes to race and bigotry.
Other than that, Hillary is just no match for Trump. No match at all. Democrats should be courting Bernie at all cost. To be a bit (and admittedly) arrogant myself, I grew up in a fairly large family, negotiating for everything from using the scooter (we only had one) or the bicycle (we only had one) to getting my scoop of ice cream, so I am fairly good at strategy if I do say so myself.
Hillary is not good at strategy. She is going to need Bernie and Bernie's supporters, and on top of that, Bernie may yet be the candidate.
I know the numbers may suggest something else at this point, but Hillary's staff members face depositions in a civil case in the next few weeks. We shall see how that settles with the press and the voters. Depositions are testimony under oath, you know. We shall see what happens. I am not predicting, but there are many factors in Hillary's situation that could mean that she is not the candidate.
Bernie is respectably close to Hillary in terms of delegates already and California is yet to vote. The Democratic Party needs to take Bernie's admonitions seriously and make a great effort to demonstrate openness to all at the convention.
The Democrats will lose in November if the convention in Philadelphia is poorly handled and if Bernie supporters are not included and given the time and input that their votes merit. And that's a lot.
Hillary is not winning that easily. Trump who was considered a joke at the beginning of the campaign has done a lot better than Hillary. He has already established that he has the delegates to win his convention.
Hillary is limping along in that regard. She needs to develop some humility and face her reality. That's just the reality.