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amborin

(16,631 posts)
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:09 PM Mar 2016

Many Democrats--Including Hillary's Allies-- Are Worried

Surprise defeat in Michigan highlights Clinton's weak spots

Hillary Clinton’s surprise loss in Michigan on Tuesday night highlights her electoral vulnerabilities in the upcoming general election.

The Democratic presidential front-runner is struggling to attract young voters, exit polls showed.

She also is weak with white men, including blue-collar Rust Belt voters who will be coveted in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin in November.

Looming even larger is an overall enthusiasm gap between her supporters and rival Bernie Sanders’s — and perhaps also those of GOP front-runner Donald Trump.

Clinton maintains a sizable delegate lead in the Democratic primary over Sanders; she ultimately took home more delegates than her rival on Tuesday night because of her big win in Mississippi.

But many Democrats—including her own allies — are worried about whether this will translate into victory or a defeat in the fall.



http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/272459-surprise-defeat-in-michigan-highlights-clintons-weak
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Many Democrats--Including Hillary's Allies-- Are Worried (Original Post) amborin Mar 2016 OP
Tough call - Go for the D nomination and elect Trump, or lose it and elect Bernie. Xipe Totec Mar 2016 #1
Truth. Hillary might slime her way into winning the Primary battle Lorien Mar 2016 #3
Wouldn't that be an awesome outcome. Xipe Totec Mar 2016 #8
WEAK SPOTS? THERE ARE NO WEAK SPOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NONE!!!! ZIP! ZILCH! NADA! Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #2
They are finally seeing what we have been seeing all along. Punkingal Mar 2016 #4
DNC MOTIVATION shrinkboyMD Mar 2016 #10
Yep... If The Momentum Truly Swings Away From Her... WillyT Mar 2016 #5
I stopped reading at the first line. She has to win the nomination first. morningfog Mar 2016 #6
Yes we are Jenny_92808 Mar 2016 #9
'lucid' analysis from a GOP organ..ROFL!! Recoverin_Republican Mar 2016 #7

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)
1. Tough call - Go for the D nomination and elect Trump, or lose it and elect Bernie.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:11 PM
Mar 2016

Tell us how much you really love your country.

Lorien

(31,935 posts)
3. Truth. Hillary might slime her way into winning the Primary battle
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:20 PM
Mar 2016

with the MSM's help, but she can't possibly win the war when she can't carry Blue and Purple States.

shrinkboyMD

(1 post)
10. DNC MOTIVATION
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 04:46 PM
Mar 2016

Are they seeing that it serves the DNC better to nominate Hillary, then have Trump defeat her and thusly explode the GOP than it serves them to have an outsider come in and reshape their party and steal their thunder?

 

WillyT

(72,631 posts)
5. Yep... If The Momentum Truly Swings Away From Her...
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:24 PM
Mar 2016
The Party Will Have An Interesting Decision To Make.


 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
6. I stopped reading at the first line. She has to win the nomination first.
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:25 PM
Mar 2016

We are on new ground. And she is no where near locking it up.

 

Jenny_92808

(1,342 posts)
9. Yes we are
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 09:36 PM
Mar 2016

Well said! There is change in the air and I can feel it. I think Bernie will be our next President.

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