2016 Postmortem

Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:36 PM Feb 2016

Iowa Results Slow Clinton's March Toward the Nomination

Hillary Clinton's vow to never again lose the Iowa caucuses, as she did in spectacular fashion in 2008, was paying off in a near-dead-even tie.

But for Clinton, that's probably going to be enough.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' strong showing almost certainly denies Clinton a glide path to the nomination and prolongs the contest deeper into the calendar than Clinton hoped, by likely giving her opponent an infusion of cash and momentum.

It's also sure to resurrect the questions that have long surrounded Clinton and nagged at Democrats, about why she can't close the deal, why many voters remain cool to her and whether she truly is capable of knocking out a Republican in the fall.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-02-02/iowa-results-slow-clinton-s-march-toward-the-nomination

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Iowa Results Slow Clinton's March Toward the Nomination (Original Post) Purveyor Feb 2016 OP

knocking out a Republican in the fall Android3.14 Feb 2016 #1

No one can doubt she gets the over-50, white, Jesus vote. nt valerief Feb 2016 #2

It's some kind of mystery why voters are cool to Clinton? Dems to Win Feb 2016 #3

She's Adlai Stevenson, v 2.0 , beloved by the party machine qnd its bosses but KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #4

Wall Street doesn't care if it's Hillary or Rubio Ron Green Feb 2016 #5

Android3.14

(5,402 posts)

1. knocking out a Republican in the fall

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:41 PM

Feb 2016

That is the problem, now ain't it?

Damaged goods, lesser of two evils, no conviction, no one believes her, and baggage that fills every car in the motorcade - If she wins the primary, voting for her in the general will be as exciting as filling out a tax form.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. No one can doubt she gets the over-50, white, Jesus vote. nt

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:41 PM

Feb 2016

Dems to Win

(2,161 posts)

3. It's some kind of mystery why voters are cool to Clinton?

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:31 PM

Feb 2016

They should read DU! Iraq War Vote, $250,000 speeches to Citibank, failure to reform health care in 1993, the Fight for $15 (not 12).

Kinda late for Dem leaders to wonder if she can win in the fall, seeing as how they've all endorsed her already.

KingCharlemagne

(7,908 posts)

4. She's Adlai Stevenson, v 2.0 , beloved by the party machine qnd its bosses but

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:37 PM

Feb 2016

scorned by the masses.

Ron Green

(9,823 posts)

5. Wall Street doesn't care if it's Hillary or Rubio

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:40 PM

Feb 2016

(they can fix Trump or Cruz.) They're really afraid only of Bernie.

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