“The only sort of candidate she could possibly beat is a Republican.”
Absolutely true. Her numbers could fall another 15%, those inclined to vote Democrat will vote Democrat no matter what and they are not going to flip over to GOP. In fact, I believe a Cruz or Walker could energize them.
We have to realize that the system of measurement is simply not the same for the other side. Hillary will automatically get 40+% of the vote and perhaps 46% of the electoral college if she stopped campaigning today, now. I don’t care how seedy and corrupt her activities seem. For those who want to elect “a woman” she will still be a woman. For those who insist upon a Democrat, she will still be a Democrat. For those who would not vote Republican if it was the last thing they ever did, she will still be that candidate. The symbolism (probably should say embolism) of what she stands for is not affected by the rampant corruption and abysmal incompetence she has demonstrated. And forget not that Democrats have a withering electoral college advantage.
This is all clearly demonstrated by stuff Rush constantly points out; that people really dislike 0bama and really do not like the way the country is headed but they simply do not connect his policies with those outcomes and still think he’s kind of a cool guy.
as scary as it sounds I know people that think Obama is inspiring speeches and is likeable. They do not feel the same about Hillary. I can see Obama fooling people with charisma. I cannot see that with Hillary at all. It is a world of difference