Gore was even closer than Hillary, but donors don’t back losers (or criminals - she is stuck with that label now).
Well they backed Hillary when she lost to Obama. Who donors back depend on who all is running. And they could very well flock elsewhere for the valid reasons you state.
I don’t know if she wins the nomination but my money is on her running again. After all she almost won last time but they just didn’t cheat enough.
Some said Hillary was washed up when she lost to Obama. Then some said she would never get the nomination and they would replace her. Remember that nonsense? Then some said she was too ill to debate and couldn’t possibly stand on her feet for two hours against Trump. They were all wrong. Now it starts all over again. Hillary is washed up, donors wont back her, etc.