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On Hillary's hurdles ... "Hillary is too much of an established and polarizing personality. The only two Republicans Clinton could defeat are Tom Delay and Newt Gingrich."
"She's got most of Bill's negatives without his personality...." "Her persona--she is a highly polarizing figure and may have difficulty attracting voters outside the Democratic base, voters she cannot win without." "One question: do people trust her?" ..."Her persona--in her First Lady days and in 1992, we saw a Hillary Clinton who, under pressure, came across as unlikable and sometimes shrill. The other candidates need a long and protracted process to expose that Hillary Clinton." ...
"Persona beats the others. Some people are capable of adjusting their image as years progress. She, however, will never be able to completely [distance] herself from the woman people remember during her husband's years in office.... "Her persona, but that's really an excuse for she's too liberal, too Clinton, too tough for a woman, too calculating, too ambitious.... The American people demand a certain gut level connection with their president and she has not developed that with much of Middle America, particularly in the fly-over states. The Atlantic Monthly; July/August 2005; Hillary in 2008?; Volume 296, No. 1; 38
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"By 2008 Hillary may have enough time to remake herself--America has a very short memory--but if not, her persona hurts her. Mean, enabling, and in denial are not normally traits we like to see in our presidential candidates. Also, while many people will say they could vote for a woman, but just not this woman, they will be lying. Many Americans won't vote for any woman although that wall is rapidly crumbling."
"Her persona--which includes elements of Clinton fatigue, her gender, the perception that she is too liberal, etc.