Posted on 05/16/2016 2:14:27 PM PDT by Zakeet
Hillary Clinton's declining personal image, ongoing battle to break free of the challenge from Sen. Bernie Sanders and struggle to adapt to an anti-establishment mood among voters this year have become caution signs for her campaign and the focus of new efforts to fortify her position as she prepares for a bruising general election.
More than a dozen Clinton allies identified weaknesses in her candidacy that may erode her prospects of defeating Donald Trump, including poor showings with young women, untrustworthiness, unlikability and a lackluster style on the stump. Supporters also worry that she is a conventional candidate in an unconventional election in which voters clearly favor renegades.
"I bring it down to one thing and one thing only, and that is likability," said Peter Hart, a Democratic pollster who has conducted a series of focus groups for the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
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The “D” overcomes any nastiness and weakness to the LIV’s.
Start handing out free dope and money; promise more after the election.
You’re right of course. Any time I get depressed about the sad state of the pubbie party I just take a gander at the other team...;’}
Slowly that is starting to change. Look at the big Trump rallies. Even the so-called LIV’S are now being attracted to Trump.
I never have.
What can she do?
“Getting his haid blowed off did a lot for his popularity.”
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The Died Young syndrome raises the stature of anyone who is unlucky enough to go that way.
JFK wasn’t a great president.
James Dean wasn’t a great actor.
Patsy cline wasn’t a great singer.
In the movie “Amadeus” Salieri said that his music was forgotten because he lived too long and Mozart died young.
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It’s not just likability - she has horrible ideas. And she’s liar.. and a crook... and a money grubbers and and and...
Yep. She reminds divorced men of their ex-wives.
And she reminds many people of their crazy unmarried aunts.
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