In 2008 I was a Clinton supporter throughout most of the primary season

[thesquanderer]

50. re: "ability to make decisions based on the information currently available"

That's one of the biggest knocks against Hillary. Based on the information available, she has not always made the best decisions. The obvious one, of course, is the IWR, but there are numerous others where she ended up later reversing her position (i.e. gay marriage, trade deals). There are those who say that her position shifts are due to her "weather vane" inclination rather than due to her having come to a better understanding, but really, what does it matter, neither explanation is great, if you want someone who gets the decision right the first time.

Regardless, it has nothing to do with the point of the OP, that Hillary is the candidate of the status quo (broadly defined, as the OP did), and Bernie is the "anti-status quo" candidate. Hillary does have strong leadership qualities, but she has no desire to lead us very far from where we already are.

For a simple example: Do I expect that Sanders could get us a single payer health system before the next (2020) presidential election? Highly unlikely. But I expect he will force the conversation, and start taking steps that could move us in that direction. OTOH, I expect that Hillary would do absolutely nothing toward that end.