Why Hillary Clinton’s Camp Should Be Scared

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/20/why-hillary-clintons-camp-should-be-scared/

The Democratic Party machine, along with the Clinton campaign wants voters to believe the nomination is a sure thing, and while it may be all but clinched barring a miracle for the Sanders campaign. Mathematically speaking it’s pretty locked in for Clinton. The obstacles Bernie Sanders must overcome to secure the nomination are seemingly insurmountable, needing to win nearly 80 percent of the remaining delegates and then convincing Super Delegates to swap from the party elite to his revolutionary comparing.

Yet, with all air of confidence coming from the Clinton camp, they have descended upon a strange campaign strategy; convince voters that the Sanders campaign and supporters are inseparable from the Trump campaign.

With such confidence that the race is secured, why is so much effort being used to discredit Sanders and vilify his supporters? With a Fox News poll being released on Wednesday afternoon showing Trump leading Clinton by 3 points nationwide, one would think Clinton would be pandering to the Sanders base for the much-needed votes she needs to win. Clinton’s campaign has released a few ads attacking Trump but still seems to be heavily focused on a candidate they want voters to believe has already lost.

The reality, however, is much different and it seems Clinton is fine with disenfranchising the Sanders voters. This strategy seems to have two possible uses. First, the Clinton campaign is so confident in their victory they don’t believe they need Sanders supports, or secondly, they are less confident than they appear and need to push a good number of Sanders voters into the Green Party or ignite a large enough Bernie Sanders write-in campaign that they create a needed scapegoat for when Trump wins the national election.

The truth is, Clinton’s camp should be scared. They are polling poorly nationally, even in polls they are winning they are still within the margin of error. Clinton is also while still maintaining a strong lead, losing primary after primary. This shows her campaign, even when being touted as the nominee by every media outlet known to man, cannot carry the states she will need to win the general.

I welcome their bleating of Nader 2.0 come November. It has already been pushed a bit around here by some of the Hillary supporters living in their bubbles.

[imagine2015]

1. K & R

[grasswire]

2. I'm not sure they know what the heck they are doing.

The messages are mixed. The tactics are chaotic.

Too many chiefs at the top, perhaps. That has been a problem for the Clintons before. Bill sticks his finger in the stew (no vulgarity intended here) and Brock and Blumenthal ramp attacks up, and the old Clinton crew doesn't trust the campaign professionals, and then the paranoia sets in....and it's desperate and toxic all 'round.

[virtualobserver]

4. she's never won a national election..she has never been a part of a campaign that won a majority

43.0% in 1992 49.2% in 1996

[NewImproved Deal]

3. Weird. Even for the Nixonian Former First Lady...

"...they have descended upon a strange campaign strategy; convince voters that the Sanders campaign and supporters are inseparable from the Trump campaign."

The paths clearly diverge...
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[RobertEarl]

7. Blaming the victims?

This idea that we Berners are for Trump and will cause T to win is some crazy stuff.

[SidDithers]

5. 1771 to 1499...nt

Sid

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

6. Does she want a participation trophy come November? nt

[SidDithers]

11. ...

Sid

[Waiting For Everyman]

8. Or,

her masters know that she's going to get busted, and they want her to tear down as much as possible the ONE CANDIDATE they are REALLY AFRAID of before her exit.

I'm not so sure they can control Trump either, but they damn sure can't control Bernie.

[MisterP]

9. right, I don't think they want to play the "don't vote for the candidate who'll lose to Trump" card

it's getting pretty crystal-clear

[ThePhilosopher04]

10. Clinton has already lost the general. They're flailing around now like a wounded animal.

They'll eventually piss everybody off to the point it'll be Trump landslide.

[pdsimdars]

12. She shows very poor judgement as always.