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Democrats face deplorable dilemma — whether to turn to Hillary Clinton
Boston Herald ^ | 3/31/2026 | Joe Battenfield

Posted on 04/01/2026 11:03:06 AM PDT by simpson96

Democrats find themselves with a deplorable dilemma – whether to reach into their no-talent “bench” for a 2028 standard bearer or turn to the 78–year-old party matriarch for yet another comeback bid.

Saddled with an aging constituency of white, privileged, female boomers who fill up “No Kings” rallies, Democrats are in such disarray that some are looking to Hillary Clinton to come to the rescue.

The former Secretary of State is coming to New Hampshire next month to headline a major fundraising dinner – fueling speculation about her White House intentions and generational complaints from progressives who view her as an out of touch retread.

Clinton insists she isn’t running but her appearance in the Granite State on April 25 — her first in the state in seven years – has triggered grumbling that she doesn’t meet the party’s liberal litmus test for candidates any more.

But Clinton sounded recently like an unconfident Little League coach looking at a bench full of weak 12-year-olds as she assessed the current Democratic presidential field.

“We have a kind of big messy contest. And so people are going to run,” she told a German TV show at a conference in Munich. “There’s probably going to be 10 to 15 people running. But we have a good bench, we have some good candidates.”

Really? The pompous, overrated Gavin Newsom? The unelectable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? The even worse Kamala Harris?

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is now testing the waters. If he is the nominee, the Democrats are doomed.

That’s what they face as they look to topple President Donald Trump’s successor, which looks now like either Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

(Excerpt) Read more at bostonherald.com ...


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KEYWORDS: cabbage; cankles; clinton; democrats; deplorable; desperate; hitlery

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To: simpson96

Stephen A Smith, ESPN personality is currently the leading contender. It is curious how hard the politicians go to try to ignore him. It is curious how hard the politicians go to insist that to even be considered it must be a career politician.


21 posted on 04/01/2026 11:33:54 AM PDT by spintreebob
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To: simpson96

I love the irony that the Democrats, the party of diversity, knows the only real chance to win the presidency is with a white male such as Gavin Newsom or even the white female dinosaur Hillaryasaurus.

They know they have no chance with AOC, Harris or any other male or female of color because none of them have real appeal with their white voters.


22 posted on 04/01/2026 11:37:58 AM PDT by dowcaet
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To: simpson96
I want the DREAM ticket! Hillary + Kamala! It's a sure fire winner.

"...generational complaints from progressives who view her as an out of touch retread." The author misspelled "retard."

23 posted on 04/01/2026 11:40:24 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: John Milner

Ah, now there’s a blast from the past! Gus has been taking water-skiing lessons on the Lake Of Fire since 2000 but he could still vote for her.


24 posted on 04/01/2026 11:41:22 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: simpson96
APRIL FOOL!!!
25 posted on 04/01/2026 11:42:55 AM PDT by abb
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To: simpson96

The non-crazy left now realizes the crazy-left has taken control of their agenda.
Watch for more push by the Clintons for Shapiro or Beshear.
I expect they will push Beshear so the base can continue to attack Israel.

Classic Clinton Triangulation.


26 posted on 04/01/2026 11:48:59 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: simpson96

As long as the media is lockstep in their support of the Dems, the Dems are in good shape. The Dem base would vote for Hitler if he was on the ballot as a D. I view independents as nothing but shy Dems, so if the media does their “job”, it’s not that difficult for Dems to win.


27 posted on 04/01/2026 11:54:04 AM PDT by brownsfan (We are already on the slippery slope.)
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To: simpson96

https://youtu.be/fJ86B3SB_Ao?si=YJ7JzuuJ8FxMHWep


28 posted on 04/01/2026 11:54:18 AM PDT by blackdog (The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
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To: simpson96

April Fools!


29 posted on 04/01/2026 11:56:09 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The quickest and easiest way to untold riches is to be elected to national office.)
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To: dowcaet

“I love the irony that the Democrats, the party of diversity, knows the only real chance to win the presidency is with a white male such as Gavin Newsom or even the white female dinosaur Hillaryasaurus.”

And USC cancelled the Governor debate in CA because only four WHITE MALES made the cut. And that was according to some pre-approved rules created by some esteemed professor at USC!


30 posted on 04/01/2026 11:56:15 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

If they’re going to have a white male and remain true to Ratism. The Rat party best choices are Roy Cooper and Josh Shapiro. However since Ratland is heavily anti-Semitic now their only choice is Cooper. Shapiro does show great “flexibility!” Can he be a antisemitic Semite? Probably!


31 posted on 04/01/2026 12:03:22 PM PDT by Reily
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To: simpson96
This has got to be the Boston Hearld’s idea of an April Fools joke. Hillary Clinton will be 80 years old in October 2027. I doubt even Democratic voters will want a third octogenarian in a row as President. The GI (Greatest) Generation held the Presidency from 1961 to 1993, 32 years. The Boomer Generation (counting Biden, born in 1942, in the Boomer category) will have held the Presidency from 1993 to 2029, assuming Trump remains in office, a potential 36 years. Whether Democrat or Republican, the next President will be Gen X or a Millennial.
32 posted on 04/01/2026 12:07:38 PM PDT by Wallace T.
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To: simpson96

Elect Hillary Clinton and get a can of uranium.


33 posted on 04/01/2026 12:12:35 PM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: simpson96
Sing it with me: Once

Twice

THREE TIMES A LOSER!!!

34 posted on 04/01/2026 12:12:58 PM PDT by mykroar ("It's Not the Nature of the Evidence; It's the Seriousness of the Charge." - El Rushbo)
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To: Valpal1

You are correct; excellent observations.

However, Hillary believes she was cheated out of the nomination in 2008 and the election in 2016. So she still dreams of hearing “Hail to the Chief” when she walks into a room.

As an aside, I believe she was cheated out of the nomination in 2008. The MSM knew all about John Edwards-his affair(s) with his wife hospitalized with cancer during the campaigns. All that was withheld from the public until Obama locked up the nomination. If all the dirt on Edwards came out early, he would have dropped out of the race. As long as he stayed in, he split the anti-Obama vote.

So yes Hillary Run! Don’t let them cheat you out of your rightful place as President of the United States.


35 posted on 04/01/2026 12:13:23 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: simpson96
fueling speculation about her White House intentions

LOL. I'd be so happy if Hillary Clinton ran for president again. Arrogant, entitled, nasty - but monumentally politically tone-deaf. She would have a massive staff that would make jaw-droppingly stupid decisions. She'd lash out at everyone. Her staff and the media would have to cover up her medical issues and drunkenness. Every position she'd take would be 100% poll-driven, even if it was a 180-degree turn from what she said previously. And, of course, she'd lose. It would be so much fun.

36 posted on 04/01/2026 12:15:55 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: simpson96

Odd as it seems. Hillary is far too conservative for the current Democrat voter base. She might tease at running to grift up some funds.


37 posted on 04/01/2026 12:18:44 PM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: simpson96
 
 
 
 

38 posted on 04/01/2026 12:31:11 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: simpson96

She will be 81 years old on election day 2028. That’s 567 in human years.


39 posted on 04/01/2026 12:45:46 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: simpson96

Re: Vance or Rubio, Rubio’s doing such an outstanding job, I’d hate to lose him as SOS. What a talent he’s proven to be! And I get the feeling he loves his job.


40 posted on 04/01/2026 12:55:00 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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