Clinton Can’t Rely on Trump’s Unpopularity/NYT

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

Hillary's baggage car is going to provide a lot of ammo for the Republicans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/25/us/politics/clinton-cant-rely-on-trumps-unpopularity.html?_r=0

This time — on major economic issues, taxes, health care and regulating Wall Street — the gaps are much wider. On national security, too, as Mrs. Clinton hasn’t much moderated her interventionist inclination: She was a leading advocate for the 2011 military action in Libya. The aftermath of the invasion turned out disastrously and Mr. Obama has expressed regrets. She hasn’t.

Party platforms are window dressing, but they can be politically symbolic. It’s hard to see how the Clinton forces can accommodate Mr. Sanders’s demands for breaking up big banks, free college tuition and staying out of Syria.
Yet if she is the Democratic nominee, she’ll need Mr. Sanders’s followers in the autumn and would be taking a risk to rely on Mr. Trump’s unpopularity to carry her to the White House.

In the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, voters viewed Mr. Trump unfavorably, 65 percent to 24 percent, the highest negatives for a national political figure that the pollster Peter Hart said he had ever seen. But if it weren’t for Mr. Trump, the story would be about Mrs. Clinton’s negatives. In the same survey she was viewed unfavorably, 56 percent to 32 percent. She does poorly among some of Mr. Sanders’s core supporters, such as young people and independents.

If Senator Ted Cruz becomes the Republican nominee, there will be a fierce ideological battle, with both sides working to energize their base. Mr. Trump or Mr. Cruz can be counted on to raise sensitive issues, ignored by Mr. Sanders, such as potential problems iinvolving the Clinton Foundation, which has accepted huge donations from wealthy donors as well as big contributions from foreign interests. Mrs. Clinton has said that the Clinton Foundation would continue to operate if she is elected president.

[tularetom]

1. MR. Sanders, MRS. Clinton, MR. Cruz, MR. Trump... is all that really necessary?

I don't know why the fucking NYT keeps doing that. Once you get past the nauseating formalities, the story is right on. Mr. Sanders, is far too much of a gentleman, to rummage through the tons and tons of Mrs. Clinton's baggage for uncomfortable facts. Mr. Trump and Mr. Cruz won't hesitate one minute before doing so.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Oh, no, Trump and Cruz are always gentlemen.

[Ino]

7. I always call her Hillary, so as not to confuse her with Bill

But the paper can't use her first name with others' last names, or just call her Clinton and get her confused with Bill, so they have to say Mrs. Clinton. Then they have to say Mr. for everyone else or be called sexist. Or use everyone's title, with Mr. for Trump's.

Just speculating...

Do they do that in articles that don't mention Hillary? (I've read my 10 free articles already, so I can't check.)

[dsc]

8. this is how they have been writing stories for as long as I remember seeing them

it has nothing whatsoever to do with Hillary or anyone running now.

[Human101948]

2. Issues, ignored by Mr. Sanders, such as potential problems involving the Clinton Foundation...

For those Hillary supporters who think that Bernie has been too mean to her, just wait until Trump works her over. It will be outrageous and unfair, total innuendo, and very effective.

[AZ Progressive]

4. Sanders treated Hillary with kid gloves. Don't expect the Republican nominee to do the same.

Sanders has done that because of both principle and to not hurt Hillary's chances in the GE.

[Dragonfli]

5. K&R

[JaneyVee]

6. Bring on the debates.

[Major Hogwash]

9. Yet, that is all she thinks that she needs.

The mainstream media has been touting a Clinton/Trump election for more than a year now.

But, neither party can stand either one of them.

Predicting the lowest turnout in decades this year is not rocket science.