Posted on 06/06/2015 5:29:45 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
When a CNN poll last week showed Hillary Clinton leading Rand Paul by a single percentage point(48-47)and only three points ahead of Marco Rubio(49-46)and Scott Walker(49-46), it was mildly shocking. In April, her lead over the three Republican presidential candidates had been in double digits:Paul(58-39), Rubio(55-41), and Walker(59-37).
But wait. If the next CNN survey shows Clinton actually behind one or two or three of the GOP candidates,it won’t be just shocking. It will send Democrats into a near-panic over the possibility of losing the White House in 2016, even with their preferred candidate, Clinton,as nominee.
Such a poll result isn’t far-fetched as we watch Clinton’s campaign deteriorate. True, head-to-head matchups this early in the presidential cycle are almost never predictive. But in this case,it’s the psychological impact that matters.
That Clinton’s candidacy is in trouble is indisputable. She’s not threatened with losing the Democratic nomination—at least not yet. She has the well-financed Clinton machine and a national network of supporters on which she can rely. The campaigns of her Democratic opponents are small and weak in comparison.
But the rationale for her bid for the presidency,the strategy of her campaign,and the tactics she’s adopted—all have failed to stop her steady decline. The expectation of Clinton’s glide into the White House in 2016 is gone.
...In place of a rationale,there’s an assumption that her prominence, her résumé,and the likelihood of her becoming the first woman president would make her a uniquely appealing candidate. They haven’t. She’s a terrible candidate. She has not only failed to attract big crowds. She’s having trouble raising big money from those described by Politico as “rich liberals.”
The old adage that opposites attract may apply in her marriage.Bill Clinton is charming,has wonderful political instincts,is a compelling speaker,and has a common touch.She lacks all four.Also,Bill is dynamic.She is lifeless as a candidate...
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Lieawatha is waiting in the wings
Yes.
Waiting.
She’s not going to risk the wrath of Hillary.
The Dems will have to carry Hillary off the stage before she takes it.
Yup. All this talk the last few days of her giving a definitive no against running for the presidency is a farce. She’s running, and when the next CNN polls show further Hillary deterioration and several Republicans leading her, she will definitely be running.
I love that image.
FUHRC!!!!!
It desecrates the image of Iwo Jima.
I find it offensive
Love the expression.
Nothing could ever desecrate that image.
He’s a greedy OLD, corrupt man.
I can’t believe this fear-mongering **tch is out there scaring low information DemocRAT voters by telling them that the Republicans are going to stop them from voting. Lying **tches like Hillary should be in prison. If her voters want to be afraid of something, they should be afraid of someone who allowed 4 Americans to be murdered by Islamofascists becoming our next president.
Well, I guess my perception means nothing.
Noted.
Almost all the Hillary "scandals" being reported of late are leaks provided by the Clinton to get them off the media plate and clear the runway for her run for POTUS...
They know the media will only conditionally, as in report them, but barely go after any real investigative reporting. So get them out now and just say, it's been reported and nothing was found..
Somebody found his picture...
How many times have the Clintons totally outmaneuvered and humiliated the GOP?
Too many times to count. Yet, the same old strstegy is attempted time and time again - trot out criticisms of the Clintons (either Bill, Hillary, or Chelsea) and then run and hide at he first sign of blow back. Put up weak GOPe candidates and lose.
Why not try something novel this time? Put up a candidate who is a True Conservative, who is not afraid to defend the Constitution, and who tells it like it is and who does not “punt” when asked questions about faith?
That is the way to get millions of disaffected Conservwtives back to the polls.
Don’t be like a Muslim who thinks that looking at a bottle of whiskey is the same as drinking it.
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