2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The case against Hillary [View all]Beacool
(30,247 posts)That media created meme was B.S. in 2008 and even more so now. Hillary, did not think of herself as inevitable. She worked her butt off and gave it her best shot. She did not expect a coronation. Neither did she expect one when she first ran for the NY senate and went to every county in the state asking for people's votes.
We can agree that Hillary was not well served by the top people of her campaign (mainly Penn as others have indicated), but also Patti Solis Doyle. The campaign's other big mistake was not effectively handling the caucus states.
Having said that, the Clintons are known for learning from their mistakes. Furthermore, after 8 years of having the WH, it will be difficult enough for a Democrat to hold it for another term. I believe that Hillary is the one candidate who can overcome it.