Hillary Clinton's election to lose

Politico ^ | May 7, 2015 | Dylan Byers

[MHT]

No, she starts with 235... And only nine states matter...VA, NC, FL, CO, NM, WI, IA, OH, and NV. Secondly, she doesn't speak Spanish, which will be a factor in NC, FL, CO, NV, and NM. We have three candidates who are fluent. There IS hope... Perhaps little, but as Grover from Sesame Street said, "Where there is life, there's hope."

Furthermore, Millenials are finding her "old" and Bill is no longer cute or sexy but speaks like an old man on the verge off passing out. Not cool.

[Reno89519]

"Hillary will probably win. She, more than anyone else running, represents what this country has become, and where it is going."

I not ready to give up yet, but Republican's risk this outcome if they push Bush III or his amnesty loving shadow, Rubio on party. Bush III has no charism, his positions seem to mirror Clinton and they would compete to outdo each other. Rubio is our John Edwards, wouldn't trust him to for nothing. Hillary would eat them both up without building up a sweat.

Cruz would make this an issues campaign, which is where Clinton might be weak. Walker is going to stir up the unions and teachers, etc., which likely helps Clinton more than hurts her. I do not see the rest holding water to Clinton. Worst nightmare would be Christie vs. Clinton. He'd likely get needled into bullying her and turn everyone off.

I like the idea of a Cruz vs. Clinton matchup; both would stick to ideas and not personalities, not name calling, etc. That, to me is the real risk the party has running against Hillary, some idiot saying something like Hitlery or dragging up the past ad nauseum. The past is already played and no one is listening.

What do you think? How do you see the match-ups?

[pallis]

What I think is that a ticket with Cruz and Martinez would be hard for Hillary, or any of the other possibles to beat. On the other hand, Hillary might not get past the starting gate. She is a horrible public speaker. She can’t possibly debate with Cruz or Walker, or Governor Martinez for that matter, and she packs more baggage by the day. If the MSM doesn’t run interference for her, Hillary will lose, maybe. What I said in my first post could very likely come true. Politically and culturally, this country has decided to self-destruct, and there may not enough reasonable people to tip the balance.

[FlipWilson]

“The Presidency does not matter. Special interest groups control Washington.”

Well, we actually don’t matter. I think the term “Special Interest Group” gets bandied about too much. Really, I prefer the term “neo-aristocracy.” It is like the jolly old British Empire where you were born to your status and that was that. Except here, if you are lucky enough, you can also get elected to your status. The new aristocracy doesn’t suffer the Constitution (designed, at its very core, to prevent their rise in the first place) or little people like you and I who actually have the audacity to think our votes count for something or that we are allowed to object to the little “pass the taxpayer money to my personal bank account” game that goes on in DC.

Thus, we have a system in DC where two Parties really are not that bothered by which one is in charge, elections are more of a sporting even to them, really. Sure, ole Bitch, I mean Mitch, is sad when his party doesn’t control the Senate but it is more of a “just wait till next year” kind of sad that he experienced long ago when he lost at little league. So long as Bitch err, Mitch McConnell and Boner and Reid and Pelosi have their status as landed gentry, the rest of us can go and pound sand.

[Zathras]

There is truth here buried in the propaganda.
This is why Jeb, Huckster, Carson, Linda, Carly, Santorum and the rest of the 3rd tier candidates are pointless votes.

Each of these candidates either can’t even bring their home state to party or its already a Red State.
The Keystone to winning 2016 is the Midwest plus NV and NH.

Without IA, CO, WI and OH, things are not going to go well.

[Reno89519]

No way on Martinez. Used to live in NM and didn’t like here then. Plus, since Cruz is Hispanic, she offers nothing.

[Theodore R.]

Realistically 247 electoral votes is insurmountable, and that doesn’t include CO and NH.

[Theodore R.]

Squishy moderate Republicans are not electable, as President Romney can assure you.

Pretty soon, we will be wishing for another Governor Dewey candidacy.

[citizen352]

Your message reminds me of a news story I heard some time ago that said that when the Senators talk among each other that they refer to the Senate as the House of Lords.