Clinton Widely Expected to Lose More Democratic Primaries This Month | Weaknesses Worry Her Allies.

[appalachiablue]

- Even Supporters Agree Clinton Has Weaknesses As A Candidate. What Can She Do?, Washington Post, May 15, 2016.

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 likeability,” 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.

..None of these Democrats said they expected Clinton to lose — but many said she could. For the most part, it is her qualities as a candidate that keep her allies up at night, not her fitness to be president, which they categorically do not question. They also lament how exposed these flaws have become during a long primary contest against Sanders, who has profited from suspicion and dislike of Clinton among ranks she now must win over.

Although Clinton has never trailed Sanders in the delegate count and is all but assured of securing the nomination in June, she is widely expected to lose more Democratic primaries this month, which could amplify her weaknesses. con't.

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[Merryland]

1. "all but assured of securing the nomination" - WP

Well, maybe you mainstream media hacks didn't do enough to prop her up?

[Baobab]

19. She needs to come clean on the FTA agendas

which I just don't see her doing.

[coffeeAM]

2. Sanders May just run the table to close this thing out.

[appalachiablue]

5. A blessing it would be if this happens. And it's possible.

[Duval]

14. Very possible!! nt

[Bernin4U]

15. The math is pretty easy at this point.

She's about 280 ahead. With about 900 remaining. So he'd need almost 600 of those.

I'm not saying it can't happen.

The (maybe) bigger question is, what if he comes screaming in across the finish line, firing on all cylinders, winning all the states, but not by enough? What if he's 50 or 100 short?

No matter if she comes limping in on 2 flat tires and a blown out motor, if she comes in first, she comes in first. Do we just leave it at that?

[grasswire]

21. May it be so. nt

[EdwardBernays]

3. To sum up

Her allies admit that she's unliked and "viewed" as untrustworthy. She's does a poor job with the media and is thin skinned. She doesn't inspire passion. Oh and they admit that she may lose to Trump.

Their hope is that she can be classier than Trump. And that people will hate and fear him more than they hate and fear her.

Hillary 2016.

[dorkzilla]

9. *snort*

I think this should be turned into her next "I'm with Her" ad pronto.

[EdwardBernays]

11. Lol

The whole article is damning with faint praise.

"we don't think she's a crap candidate; we just think she looks, acts and behaves like a crap candidate which is why the public distrusts and dislikes her"

[ladyVet]

13. That's a rousing call to vote for her, by golly!

Okay, not really.

And if she loses too many upcoming primaries, Bernie will have more delegates, so... How's that convention thing work again?

[magical thyme]

28. and their strategy is to attack Bernie supporters, lol

I can just hear the brainstorming sessions

"Everybody hates Hillary. I know -- let's accuse "BernieBros" of being violent nutcases! That oughtta do it!"

[thereismore]

4. If only Sanders had quit after IA, she would be a fantastically likeable candidate, and she would be

inspirational on the stump too, and she would do great with young women too!

[appalachiablue]

6. Ha, no way! The Bern is Strong and Growing..

[SmittynMo]

7. and she would,,,,,,,,

Ahh never mind, it wasn't important.

[Baobab]

20. People need real change, which she doesnt offer.

remember that saying.. "its the economy, st*pid" ?

They have to dump the FTAs- dump them.

Dump the existing ones too.

[AZ Progressive]

25. "If only Democrats didn't have another choice!"

[appalachiablue]

8. Tomorrow's elections in Kentucky and Oregon will be interesting for sure.

[Bernin4U]

16. Can't speak for KY, but just cannot imagine

why OR will be anything less than a blowout.

But I guess the fact that it's vote by mail means she won't likely be destroyed as badly as in WA (which requires all that trouble of showing up and standing around for a few hours, which apparently is a lot to ask of HRH supporters).

[appalachiablue]

17. Hope Oregon is big and KY too, although Clintons are campaigning hard there

to avoid a loss like neighbor WV, as stated in this CBS article. There were even some wild Oregon polls in the last few days putting Clinton way up, 10 pts. Posters said beware of this stuff very close to elections. Clinton camp is factoring in the mail in system in Oregon for sure. ~ Here's hoping tomorrow is very successful for Berners!

Clinton Goes All-In On KY Primary, CBS, May 16.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511975481

[Stevepol]

27. The voting machines are up for grabs in KY I'm afraid.

Bernie lost in MA b/c of the optiscans there I'm afraid. I'm sure the machines also played a role in a number of other HRC so-called victories.

Each election cycle that people turn their heads instead of screaming bloody murder about the fact that we have for the most part a method of counting votes that is completely unverifiable and/or unverified, the longer we do that, the harder it becomes to change anything because the number of clown politicians in office and on the courts increases.

[LongTomH]

10. My hope is, of course, that Bernie wins. Barring that......

.....I hope that HRC will reach the White House weakened, without the public or congressional support for her agenda:

• Privatize or sharply cut Social Security and Medicare,
  
• sign the TPP, and TTIP and whatever trade deals cross her desk.,
  
• start another war in the Mid-East,
  
• destabilize countries in Central and South America to make them amenable to Shock Doctrine takeovers.

[appalachiablue]

12. That's an ugly list, but the way it is. Paul Ryan, considered the 'intellectual'

of the Republican Party as Noam Chomsky just said on DN! will be delighted. Heaven help us.

[hopemountain]

23. she will also support fracking & keystone xl pipeline

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. Oregano, Kentucky, Montana, ND, SD and California are Bernie's! NJ and DC are iffy, but

Bernie could surprise us! I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wish/hope for a major NJ upset.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. I HOPE SO!

Bernie had great crowds at his NJ rallies. An upset there would be so freakin' sweet!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Duckfan]

24. Don't forget Puerto Rico

They vote on the 5th. I've been watching his rally's in PR. He was at University of Puerto Rico today. Appears to have strong support. And also New Mexico appears to be leaning Bernie--same day as Calif. Remember, he needs about 64-65% of remaining delegates. IMO, it is VERY doable.

And yes, I can only think of Oregon as a blowout. Oregon is very progressive. Forgot the delegate count though.

[in_cog_ni_to]

30. Yes! He spent the day there and people were very responsive to his message and

seemed to live him! Pulling on an upset there too would send a shockwave through the queen's camp!



PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[PATRICK]

26. Here is the point

Starting with constant pressure and constant suppression of Sanders, but especially his concrete ideas- whatever you think about their value.

You have the inevitable candidate tanking a bit as Biden lingered on the edge of decision. So here big support consited of a lot of doubters. Then she took hits and invariably the pattern of victories and losses was not comforting. Nor was a primary test expected or welcomed. Then inevitability persisted in raising its head by depressing the political power button sometimes in ways that were delightfully incompetent no matter that Sanders was the victim.

The same fears as 2008(minus the Obama hope) persist and are proved and still persist all throughout the inevitability campaign. So we have inevitability, a weak presumptive candidate, a desperately depressing party structure- and fear. Not a little anger, understandably. So the sane political party can think of no way to resolve this positively because the collapse of the presumption is done in a very determined no turning back way.

[LiberalElite]

31. I coulda told them that a long time ago

I never wanted Her to run for these reasons. But NOOOOO the Elites know better. The Elites don't know S**T.