Posted on 08/15/2014 3:22:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
In recent weeks, the conventional wisdom on Hillary Clinton seems to have shifted. Her White House bid has gone from being perceived as an inevitable juggernaut to decidedly shaky ground.
While this might seem surprising, a growing number of political insiders have suggested they saw this coming for a very simple reason: Clinton just isn't good at campaigning.
Clinton's recent book tour was supposed to serve as a soft launch for a 2016 bid, but it quickly ran into obstacles. First, Clinton made a series of gaffes about her wealth. Then, last weekend, an interview with Clinton made headlines for her criticism of the Obama administration's foreign-policy positions.
As a result, Clinton's team, who declined to comment on this story, ended up on the defensive and issuing a statement assuring the public she and the president would end up "hugging it out." After all this, Clinton's poll numbers have taken a hit with a recent survey showing her slipping against her likely Republican rivals.
Several prominent observers have explained this by suggesting speaking off-the-cuff is Clinton's Achilles' heel. While no one can question Clinton's vast experience, fluency with foreign-policy issues, and the history-making nature of her presidential aspirations, a lot of insiders clearly doubt she has solid skills on the campaign trail.
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She’s carrying more baggage than a Pullman porter.
Is the SS Clinton headed for the recycle shipyard?
Will Obama break par..
on the day he is impeached?
Stay Tuned, Kiddies!!
She’s toast. The party is going to dump her for Elizabeth Warren.
>>While no one can question Clinton’s vast experience, fluency with foreign-policy issues<<
The author said that with a straight face? She was a Governor’s wife and then FLOTUS. That was it! Her tenure as Senator (which she was not qualified for) was meaningless and she one of the worst S.O.S (which she was even LESS qualified for) in history.
She’s a braindead ditz. After eight years of the Transparent Kenyan, I don’t know why anyone in their right mind would want to vote for her.
I never underestimate the Clintons.
Unlike Barry O’, Fauxahontas has no personality... All she has going for her is her biological configuration... And that will wear thin when the world sees she has no personality
I dunno, she’s old and sick and looks like chit. I just don’t see the flame.
If he gets impeached, they’ll appoint her to be Veep so fast, and way before any impeachment or resignation to take place.
She gets in, and uses all kinds of our money to run from inside the WH. We’ll have her for ten years.
She’ll limp out of there, if it’s still standing, with a walker, ten years from then.
Whoa!
No flame necessary.
Underestimate their manipulative nature at your own risk.
Julian Castro will be the nominee. A Hispanic Obama. White liberals are, like, SO-O last century.
Yeh I don’t get Warren either but the Dems seem to love her.
“While no one can question Clinton’s vast experience...”
O realli?
Known to her SS escort as “The Flying Buttress”.
Someone is quoted in the article saying: “Clinton brings undeniable assets to the table — she’d be the first female president, the Clinton brand is still strong, her fundraising is unmatched”
In other words, she’s a woman, who is married to a former president, who people keep throwing money at. Undeniable assets all right.
And another thing. The Left never fails to tag their leading candidates as the smartest people ever to walk the planet. What exactly has Hillary done that pegs her as intelligent? She does what she has to do to get ahead, a lesson well-learned at her husband’s feet, but intelligent? There’s precious little evidence, other than that the Left fawns on her day in and day out...until now anyway.
insert ‘bodycount ‘ for experience. ;-}
The stained blue dress doormat is unfit for dog cacher.
I'm sorry, but you totally miss the point! She certainly has vast experience at being an under-qualified U.S. Senator and a really bad S.O.S. "Vast experience" is Vast experience! Give it a rest. (tongue firmly in cheek)
Our Lady of Benghazi bump.
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