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In reply to the discussion: Hillary can't win.....period [View all]Proud Public Servant
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The email thing isn't going to matter, per se. The taking money from foreign countries isn't going to matter, per se.
To the extent they matter, they matter because they show a penchant for secrecy and hypocrisy; they will create problems only to the extent that pointing that out brings out her prickliness, her disdain for being questioned, her contempt for the press, and her seeming belief that the rules don't apply to her.
That's not great, but it just makes her our Nixon -- and he won twice.
Beyond that, though, look at the 2012 election, then 2016 GOP field, and then do the math. The GOP has to pick up Florida AND Ohio AND Virginia AND another state in order to get to victory. Could a GOP candidate do that? Possibly. Could anyone running for the GOP ticket in 2016 do that? I'm not seeing it.
To be sure, Hillary could lose. But to suggest she can't win is nuts. I'm not a fan, and don't plan to vote for her in the primary, but I can't remember the last politician who showed her resilience and grim determination.
Oh wait, yes I can. Our Nixon -- count on it.