That Hillary could be leading on economic issues in the polls has me SMH and wondering if I should laugh or cry. Other than investing in cattle futures, she knows diddly squat about economic issues.
That said, I do agree that she’ll be very formidable in a general campaign. Not so much for the reasons listed, but for the harsh realities of California and some other very big, very blue states. You could run a bucket of chaw spit on the Democratic ticket and still rest easy knowing California, NY state, and most of the northeastern U.S. will be safely in your corner come election day. The path to 270 for a Democratic candidate is a lot more open than it is for a Republican one, sadly.
Why can’t we change the Electoral College to eliminate the winner-takes-all system of awarding electoral votes? Outside the big cities, CA, PA, NY, FL, MI and several others are really quite conservative. Even if the Republicans only get say, 25% of the vote in California, they can still get 25% of the state’s electoral votes. otherwise, conservative Californians, New Yorkers, etc. are effectively disenfranchied.