2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Tens of thousands to leave Democratic party the day after their primaries in protest [View all]Docreed2003
(16,862 posts)I realize there are those within the party who support and believe in Sec Clinton wholeheartedly, and will support her no matter what, as is their right. That being said, those within that bubble are foolish to believe Nov will be a cakewalk. There is a significant portion of the independent electorate that will either sit out or vote against Hillary, either because of preconceived ideas or because of the numerous self inflicted gaffes, i.e. The private email server. It is what it is. Clinton will not have the electrifying motivation that Obama had and will turn off many undecided voters. If I'm wrong, I'll happily eat crow, but from the interaction I've had both past and present with people outside the political forums, I think we are in for a long four years if Sec Clinton is the nominee.