2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How can thoughtful people even *consider* Hillary for President? [View all]EndElectoral
(4,213 posts)1. Dodge sniper fire lie
2. Iraq War Vote
3. Email scandal
4. Benghazi
5. Banking ties
and the latest
"I am a Progressive"
It is not surprising that the public's major concern with her is 'trust.' If she is the nominee she will be hammered on this issue, and her only chance of winning is that a) the Repubs select a nutcase like Trump or Carson or b) People simply decide to actually turn out to vote for the lesser of two evils. People turned out for Obama in 2008 because people hoped he would usher in a new era. By 2012 people were disillusioned somewhat, but Romney was a very weak candidate. Obama won but his margin of victory was less. This time the old "lesser than two evils" I'm not sure will work, especially with the volume of ads hitting "trust" issues.
If I've learned anything about Republicans, especially after the Swift boat episodes of 2004, is that Republicans will lie, cheat and steal to win an election, and if they can build a dossier of mistrust in an opponent the airways are going to be filled with ads of Hilary's inaccuracies, lies, and misstatements. She may win based on a lesser of two evils, but she is a very vulnerable candidate.