2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]OKNancy
(41,832 posts)although they don't look good, I've noticed that lots of Democratic voters will vote for her anyway when I've seen previous polls.
In her defense:
1. It's early
2. She is being slammed from the media, the right and some on the left.
Re: the media - http://www.vox.com/2015/7/6/8900143/hillary-clinton-reporting-rules
Rules for covering HRC:
1) Everything, no matter how ludicrous-sounding, is worthy of a full investigation by federal agencies, Congress, the "vast right-wing conspiracy," and mainstream media outlets
2) Every allegation, no matter how ludicrous, is believable until it can be proven completely and utterly false. And even then, it keeps a life of its own in the conservative media world.
3) The media assumes that Clinton is acting in bad faith until there's hard evidence otherwise.
4) Everything is newsworthy because the Clintons are the equivalent of America's royal family
5) Everything she does is fake and calculated for maximum political benefit