Posted on 03/19/2015 7:48:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I am hoping that Hillary Clinton hangs in there, bullying her way to the Democratic nomination, but her polling is starting to collapse. Amanda Becker of Reuters notices what is going on, not just among the general public, but among Democrat insiders:
Democratic support for Hillary Clinton's expected presidential campaign is softening amid controversy over her use of personal email when secretary of state, but most Democrats are for now sticking by their party's presumed candidate.
Support for Clinton's candidacy has dropped about 15 percentage points since mid February among Democrats, with as few as 45 percent saying they would support her in the last week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll. Support from Democrats likely to vote in the party nominating contests has dropped only slightly less, to a low in the mid-50s over the same period.
A 15% decline in a month is no small matter, nor is the fact that less than half of the Democrats supporting her. But the really critical fact is this:
Even Democrats who said they were not personally swayed one way or another by the email flap said that Clinton could fare worse because of it, if and when she launches her presidential campaign, a separate Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
The perception is that she is sinking, and unless she is somehow able to answer questions about her email server satisfactorily (almost zero probability), even people who like her will fear that she will drag down the party.
There is still a decent chance that Hillary’s “it’s my turn” mentality will keep her going, along with her desire to gain vengeance on the Obama machine that humiliated her in 2008.
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The Witch is tough as an old tire, mean as a barrel of angry rattlesnakes, quite wealthy, and has a huge amount of dirt on a lot of people, especially DemonCraps. All of which means she's a really tough nut to crack. Indeed, IMHO, the only way they're going to get her out of the race will be either to show her that she'll be credibly indicted if she she doesn't drop out or for her to develop serious medical problems that force her to drop out.
Maybe she’ll stay in long enough for the Dems to beat each other up, clawing their way to the nomination. She does know where the bodies are buried after all.
I am becoming pretty optimistic that I will win my $5 and a pitcher of margaritas bet with my best friend. I don’t think HIllary will even announce.
The more positive things she says about Obama the worse it is for her because people are done with Obama. If she comes out against Obama people will say, “Why have you supported him so much for the last 6-8 years?”
Obama wants to run Michelle... If Hillary’s biggest claim to fame is her marriage - why not Michelle? Hillary’s never accomplished anything on her own... either has Michelle.
We all know what a great ‘journalist’ Chelsea was...
And all those Cuomo offspring...
It’s how dems think... born of the manor and all...
Valerie Jarrett doesn’t want to give up her ‘de facto President’ position.
If Hillary runs and loses, VJ is out.
If Hillary runs and wins, VJ is out.
Warren is VJ’s candidate. They already had a pow-wow and the deal was probably made then.
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