Is the Clinton Campaign really aiming for a Pyrrhic Victory?

[JPnoodleman]

With her campaign now vowing scorched earth against Bernie Sanders, and to 'unify the party later,' are they out of their political minds or what is happening?

There is no way this is the strategy of a confident winner with an insurmountable lead, or this is the ravings of a campaign manager turned lunatic.

If she adopts this strategy she may yet claim the nomination, but mark my words, the Democrats will be doomed come GE time. This is a strategy with about the most short term egotistical methodology under the sun.

[daleanime]

1. Out of their political minds....

any questions?

[JPnoodleman]

5. First, Great Avatar Choice, Second, I think I could run a better campaign for her.

.... Hillary, Hire me, I might be a Bernie supporter but come on, I could run a better campaign.

I'd at least not pull a dumb super-villain and reveal my evil plans. XD

[Joob]

2. Also to the people who say "Well Bernie was attacking Hillary" He never promoted that behavior

and Hillary's campaign just did.

Even then he was still addressing issues.

[JDPriestly]

3. Many of the Bernie supporters I know have told me they will not vote for Hillary.

She does not seem to understand that Bernie's appeal is in part a protest against her candidacy. She does not get the fact that people are not happy with the status quo.

[JPnoodleman]

7. Sanders is great, but he is just a man at the right time....

His slogan of "Not me, Us," is fitting.

The Left is dissatisfied with the parties Free Marketeering and service of Moloch and Mammon (SP?)

[JDPriestly]

10. Right.

[ibegurpard]

4. I would expect nothing less.

The Clintons have been selling out the American public for over 30 years. Why would she put the welfare of the general public above her own ambitions now?

[JPnoodleman]

9. At this point her ambition will scorch the party to cinders. n/t

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

15. It's Her Turn Damnit!!!!

[Armstead]

6. She wants to add to the ranks of Bernie of Busters I guess

Freud would have a field day with the Clintons

[Zira]

8. I think they'll rely on voter suppression

scorched earth is only going to hurt her image further.

[JPnoodleman]

11. Voter suppression and deniable dirty tricks were a better strategem,

Lets face it they work, and Hillary can deny it.

Scotched Earth will merely swell the ranks. Even if they win they would only make Sanders a martyr. St. Bernie of the Left.

[liberal_at_heart]

12. young voters had trouble voting in WI, but it didn't give Hillary the win.

[Zira]

14. Agreed. Too many people are awake to Hillary.

[DanTex]

13. Another Washington Times link.

[revbones]

16. With all the videos of this going around, and other sources, are you really so concerned

that it was the Washington Times that was linked, or just that you can't provide any substantial reply?

[DanTex]

17. Just observing is all. There's a pattern here.

[revbones]

18. I'm sure there'll be a pattern of links to the NY Daily News tomorrow given the disgraceful cover

they have planned trying to link Sandy Hook to Bernie.

But I'm guessing none of the Hillary followers will decry that ridiculous dishonesty.

[paulthompson]

19. Two things

I've told my friends all along that Sanders needs two things to win: he needs to run a good race and Clinton needs to run a bad race. Both those things are happening.

Her smart move would have been to basically hug Sanders to death by saying that she'd seen the light, she'd realized the voters were angry and wanted drastic change, and she was going to give it to them. If she did that, he would have been sunk.

Clinton flirted with that for a while, but she's such a moderate/centrist by nature that she couldn't keep it going. Thank God. She's playing right into Sanders' hands with this new strategy, as Obama's chief strategist David Axelrod said on TV tonight.

[JPnoodleman]

20. Pretty much this,

To me this inability to read the political wind is kind of casting more doubt on her as a president.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

21. And of course, she may also lose the nomination. She has nothing to attack with.

Except lies. This liar already tried to throw that kitchen sink. It didn't work. Shit in one hand and Hillary Clinton's word in the other...I'd hate to wager on which one is worth more.

[JPnoodleman]

22. I suspect its 2008 all over again for her. Or the DNC's must stunning loss since the last drubbing.

The party was, previously, poised to make great gains, but the Clinton family could dramatically undermine its vitality. She got too cocky thinking she would have a coronation and face off with Trump,

Now even if she wins it will be a brutal slog, destroy the party and she will face off against like the True Zodiac, whom is still weak but nowhere near the nightmare fuel of a Trump white house.

[jfern]

23. They've been running a scorched earth burn all the bridges campaign

against Bernie and his supporters for a year now. They think they magically get the vote of the voters that they've said were fooled and are like the tea party.