Why are people so quick to crown Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee?

[muntrv]

After all, we did the same with Howard Dean at this time in 2003 and Paul Tsongas in 1991.

[MethuenProgressive]

1. link please, to anyone saying we should quickly crown Clinton?

Or are you just parroting propaganda?

[muntrv]

7. Various posts on DU are saying that.

See link here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3619867

[Junkdrawer]

2. Remember how Bush rode name recognition polls to the nomination?

That's the Clinton '08 strategy in a nutshell...

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. She has already been annointed by the Powers That Be

It would be nice if they could get the people's consent, but face it: primaries and caucuses are totally irrelevant (see: Joseph Lieberman.)

Baaaaaa!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. People aren't. The media is tho! nt

[Evergreen Emerald]

5. who is saying that? More straw men to knock down.

[liberal N proud]

6. The Main Stream Media is pushing her as the front runner

But I have not heard her called the nominee

[pscot]

8. Ummm,

Because she's leading by 35% in the polls?

[Lerkfish]

9. because they're paid to?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. I Always Knew The Big Dog Would Win In 92

He just had "it"...

[Le Taz Hot]

11. Because it's been a done deal

since 1992. Howard Dean did not have the Machine behind him (Kerry did) and Tsongas is irrelevant as he he never had the national numbers -- also it was pre-1991. Surely you don't think the exploitation of the "Dean Scream" was a Republican trick, did you?

[zeemike]

12. Howard Dean did not have the approval of the powers that be

Hillary does.

[porphyrian]

13. The media and the republican party started that framing years ago.

People start to believe things they hear repeated enough.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. DING, DING, DING, DING

and for you a collection of the American Conservative and Kristal bloviations on the subject'

Or would you rather have the FOX push starting the day after the 2004 election?

Corrected person

[TwilightZone]

15. Optimism?

Maybe some of the Hillary supporters feel that the polls are indicative of the likely outcome of the race.

The level of certitude that one feels is probably proportional to one's faith in the polls. A lot can change between now and Iowa.