2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary's policies turned Libya into a terrorist hell hole [View all]tabasco
(22,974 posts)Clinton has name recognition, due primarily to her marriage to Bill Clinton. If not for her connection to Bill Clinton, Hillary would be an unknown attorney working for Walmart. She has not earned her name recognition with hard work, and is a weak candidate. Negative ratings were not invented by the media. If you have some evidence for that assertion, please post it. It was developed by polling organizations to evaluate a persons popularity. With regard to politics, a high negative rating has proven to be a detriment to electability.
Very few Americans knew who Bernie Sanders was before this election. But, now that he is running for national office and getting his message out, he has won several primaries and is strongly challenging Clinton in the upcoming primaries. Sanders' hard work is responsible for his name recognition, not his marriage to a celebrity. He would be a much stronger candidate in the general election because he has earned the respect of those who get to know him.
Keep chanting "scoreboard" if it makes you feel great. H. Clinton is a deeply flawed candidate and Sanders is telling us and showing us exactly why. Nationwide, she is polling just 2.5 points ahead of Ted Cruz!
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