2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Clinton just briefly crested 90% likelihood for the Democratic nomination [View all]LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)are two different things. Al Gore is living proof of the lengths the Repukes will go to to install one of their own -- even a brainless moron like the chimp.
Hillary would face a tough fight. She'd have to win over many Bernie voters who find her claims to be on the side of the 99% about as convincing as the average 4-year-old pretending to be Spiderman tonight. She'd have to do extremely well with Independents because Republicans (who reflexively hate all things Clinton) will vote for her opponent, whichever cretin it turns out to be, in great numbers and with considerable enthusiasm.
As has become customary, the election will be fought in a few battleground states where voters will choose between a Democratic corporatist and a Republican uber corporatist.
I am a Democrat and have loyally voted for every Democratic candidate since casting my first vote for McGovern in '72. I will vote for the Democratic nominee on my 64th birthday next November 8th. But if I am marking my ballot for Hillary Clinton, it will be with the other hand firmly holding my nose and the knowledge that the true losers that night will be the millions whose hope for change that favors the masses will be dashed yet again.