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In reply to the discussion: Democrats say they now know exactly why Clinton lost [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)Someone like Obama in 2008.
I think there are too many people who vote on gut instinct, as you mentioned. Once they've committed or leaned toward an opposing candidate, or against your candidate, it's tougher to win them.
A high-profile criminal trial in which the accused is absolutely cleared of all charges should give him/her a clean slate with the public, but that's often not how it works. In a similar way, the Clintons were harassed by numerous investigations by Republicans in the past.
I like Hillary Clinton and I think she would've made a great President. I voted for her in the general election (and all Democrats on my ballot) and I didn't vote in my primary. I was worried that Sanders might be "too liberal" to win, so I decided to stay out of it and let others decide who won the Democratic ticket.
However, I cringed a little bit when she ran for President again because I feared she would lose the general election. I cringed in 2008 too, but thankfully Obama came along that time (voted for him in the primary and general).
I was laughing about Trump winning the GOP nomination! I was also relieved because I assumed that even Hillary Clinton, who initially worried me as a candidate for the reasons stated above, would crush him in the general election. It obviously didn't turn out that way. A nightmare happened instead.