I think Hillary Clinton is starting to make the same mistakes that derailed her 2008 campaign. Love him or not, at least Barack Obama didn’t try to distance himself from not only the press, but also voters at rallies during the 2008 and 2012 campaigns.
Just the way the announced her campaign and that initial van tour of Iowa didn’t sit well with many people.
Obama didn’t need to distance himself from the press. The press were too busy paving a golden brick road for him to the White House. They didn’t dare ask a hard question of him.
In both her campaigns, she never made an official announcement speech. In each case, she “announced” by releasing an internet video.
Politicians generally love the rallies, giving speeches, give and take with voters, etc. Hillary does not like any of this, doesn’t do this very well, and it shows.
Bill Clinton was a natural at this sort of thing. This never rubbed off on Hillary. She’s just not a natural politician. That combined with her grating personality and nails on chalkboard voice makes it very challenging for her to campaign for president.
I think it’s telling that her poll numbers were higher when she was out of the political limelight. Since she’s been in the spotlight and an active candidate, her numbers have gone down.
The Beast is trapped, she cannot face any real press scrutiny now because someone might ask about the Clinton Foundation and email scandals...she has no good answers....They’ll do this until she’s nominated next year, then she’ll pivot to say “all those scandals are old news, so 2015, I’ve moved on.”