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In reply to the discussion: Is there trolling going on here in regards to Obama? Like [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)Elitist college, straying husband (what does that say about her as a woman?), Benghazi (and they will find what was going wrong there because they are looking). There will never be an end to it.
What concerns me is the divide between Hillary's Democratic affiliations and the crowd she mixes with socially.
One of the big drawbacks is the tie between the Clintons and Pete Peterson.
Social Security is the lifeline for millions of disabled people and seniors -- read parents and grandparents in the country. The Clintons, especially Bill, have been all too prominent at Peterson-sponsored events. And then there are many, many, many other economic issues that are tied to the Clinton/Wall Street affiliation that can be used against Hillary and maybe should be used against her and Bill.
Sorry. I just do not see Hillary as an attractive, viable candidate that I can sell to voters when I am out there campaigning at my local level. She is an advertising executive's creation. I don't have a good sense that she is electable. But it depends on who the Republicans put out there. If they put Spanish-speaking Jeb Bush up for election, there could be a problem. Especially if pro-choice becomes an issue.
We need a strong candidate who appeals to people who are middle-class and not very political. I don't see Hillary as that candidate. The wealthy people who run the Democratic Party love her. But as in 2014, they will get out and vote themselves, but they have lost touch with voters and are not getting ordinary voters to get out and vote Democratic.