2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumClinton's response to Sanders has some Democrats worried
By LISA LERER and KEN THOMAS, Associated Press
WASHINGTON Hillary Clinton has questioned Bernie Sanders' electability. She's criticized his plans for health care, foreign policy and Wall Street. And she's tagged him with flip-flopping on gun control.
None of it appears to be sticking, say some Democrats who have raised concerns that a months-long primary campaign could create lasting damage for their party.
While most believe Clinton will still capture the nomination, some say she is failing to respond effectively to Sanders, fueling both his primary rise and strengthening the Republican argument against her. Others say she got too late a start going after Sanders and is still not hitting him enough eroding her lead in states that should be safe.
"They didn't take him seriously enough because they thought they had a gadfly," said John Morgan, a Florida attorney and Clinton donor. "The gadfly wasn't a gadfly he was a lightning bug. And people have been following that lightning bug all over America."
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randys1
(16,286 posts)to GOP , that better be better than this.
I really wish she had not gone down this road with Bernie, she would have been better off not to.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)worries. if they are sure of that, then no worries.
dogman
(6,073 posts)They feel they can win without them apparently.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)Geezus, these people! The MSM is a huge fucking echo chamber. It's been decades since these talking heads have had an original thought. HOW will she capture the nomination? She's not only NOT gaining any new support, she's hemorrhaging existing supporters with all this negative shit. She's not only losing in Iowa and New Hampshire, Nevada is now very much in play. She's in grave danger of losing some Super Tuesday primary states as well. All she's doing with this negative stuff is reminding people how much they DON'T like her and why.
highprincipleswork
(3,111 posts)hootinholler
(26,449 posts)I'm not sure if that's still how it's done to get all the superdelegates to line up behind you.
MissDeeds
(7,499 posts)The mud she's slinging is going to stick - to her. She's burning bridges and losing votes with every dirty, deceitful and malicious remark and innuendo. No way Hillary can gather enough support to win the nomination with these tactics. It's vile and pathetic.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)all those in their indentured servitude..er, employ are ordered, er, encouraged to speak their masters' philosophy. this is why social media is where the truth is. also why m$m pollsters have gotten this soooooooo wrong
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Not only that, but he gets money every time. Need a new plan.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)Admitting that the Sanders movement is valid, engaging with it, and listening to the lesson it is teaching.
Instead, HRC is simply running as a spirit-crusher and a dream-smasher...the worst choice establishment Dems can make, and the choice they make over and over again. The choice that always leads to defeat.