Yes, but the problem is that this kind of stuff only fires up her base and can never expand the appeal of their party to the middle. That’s not going to be enough for them to actually win national elections. It probably won’t even be enough to save them in the midterm elections because Dem turnout is inevitably dismal in those no matter how hard they try to fire up the base.
> Yes, but the problem is that this kind of stuff only fires up her base and can never expand the appeal of their party to the middle. <
I don’t think Hillary was trying to fire up the base with her comments. Instead, IMO, it was just another attempt to demonize Trump, and demonize his supporters.
To what end? Maybe Hillary herself doesn’t know (or care). But one thing’s for sure. When you demonize Trump’s “deplorable” supporters, you make it much easier to justify violence against them.