Kari posted:
Hillary's strengths are obvious -
What's important are the numbers - specifically the Electoral College seats. Can you envision Trump winning these huge States - California, New York, Illinois and Florida? The reality is in the answer to that question.
Hillary has a major white man problem. Its also unknown how enthusiastic the Democratic base is. She isn't charismatic. She isn't black, so will not benefit from the "ethnic loyalty" factor that Obama got. The Democratic base has NOT recovered from the Great Recession, so aren't too happy now.
While Hillary SHOULD win, I will not guarantee that she will. There is hostility from certain parts of the Bernie base, who might stay home, or do something stupid like voting for the Greens.
Hillary has much work to do. She is brilliant and understands the problems and the solutions. She isn't a media savvy politician to an electorate who expect facile answers without nuance. Let us see how she gets passed that.
It might shock you to know how many think that "we will win so often, that we will get tired of winning" appeals to many. This to an electorate which has been fed sound bites since the Reagan era.