2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary still not able to connect with voters who value honesty and trust
OK Fine people don't trust Hillary Clinton. But why doesn't Hillary DO ANYTHING to address this issue in a major way?
Otherwise she could sink the whole party if she gets the nomination. It's really becoming something of a joke and the Democratic party could go down in flames. But actually this is no laughing matter.
Clinton loses to the Republicans in the general election. Sanders wins. Kasich and Rubio beat her by wide margins. Democrats please, either Hillary needs to address the issue of why people don't trust her, or we've got major trouble ahead.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/
https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/02/17/nh-win-boosts-sanders-image-clinton-still-holds-la/
EmperorHasNoClothes
(4,797 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)MisterP
(23,730 posts)EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)If she's honest she'll immediately lose.
Her only chance is to keep up the lying and hope enough people don't cop on before November.
It won't work, and she'll get a Republican elected... But to do otherwise would go against everything she believes in.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)Or she could give a major speech about it. Get it all out in the open.
EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)She can't.
She's lied about too much higher for too long. Any speech would just be more lies. If she came completely clean she'd completely torpedo her own canidancy.
Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)And the whole country.
Do you want to see a president Cruz? I don't.
EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)Literally.
If you want her to win the only hope you have is Democrats to be ignorant and apathetic when it comes to her dishonesty.
SwampG8r
(10,287 posts)Why would they connect when their values arent being reflected?
Faux pas
(14,682 posts)own lies maybe? I think so.
dana_b
(11,546 posts)Some people lie so much that they begin to believe themselves. Obviously only the people closest to her know for sure but it's an interesting thought.
Faux pas
(14,682 posts)people who are pathological liars, I recognize the symptoms.
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)I've had a significant number of discussions with Clinton supporters that think she's dishonest but don't care..
I've even had one very vocal Clinton supporter on DU tell me that the entire reason she was voting for Hillary - accepting she's corrupt and dishonest - was because of the number of AA staffers she's hired. Thats it. Nothing else.
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)Punkingal
(9,522 posts)TTUBatfan2008
(3,623 posts)Around 50% or more view each candidate as untrustworthy. If you don't have any choice, then you go with what you think is best in a corrupt system. That seems to be the case with a lot of voters.