On Hillary Clinton

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What's wrong with this picture?

  • In head to head national polling, she does worse against the top-tier Republican candidates than the other top-tier Democratic candidates.
  • Her disapproval numbers are higher than any other top-tier Dem candidate.
  • The percentage of people that say they would definitely not vote for her (if she was the Dem nominee) is above 50%.
  • Barack Obama has raised more money than her.
And yet, right now, she's the odds-on favorite to win her party's nomination. Are we going to kick ourselves in 18 months when we look back at this moment? Or is she actually the best candidate the Dems can put forward?

3 Comments

shep Author Profile Page said:

Are you kidding? She's a corporatist hawk. It would be good to have an actual liberal as the Demcratic nominee. Honestly, I have no idea whether Obama is but he's a better bet than Clinton. So are Edwards and Dodd.

Run Al, run!

Mark Adams Author Profile Page said:

That's what I've been saying for a year now. If anything, her negative numbers have grown if not solidified.

Ara Rubyan Author Profile Page said:

Yeah, but here's the thing Mark: I know that the one with the most money doesn't always win the nomination -- just ask President Dean.

But what silver lining is there in the fact that Edwards' fundraising is slowing down, not gaining momentum?

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