Hillary, when out in the public, is not a very likeable person. The more she’s seen the less she’s liked. That’s what happened last time she ran. Obama came along and swept the Dems off their feet. Her team apparently knows that and is looking for ways to keep her away from the public.
I can’t imagine that she’s gotten any better, just older and it shows.
Very true. You can tell who’s sincere or fake almost right away. She’ll run a very scripted campaign at least in the Democratic primaries making few public appearances. I would also think her handlers will limit her debate appearances. This is assuming she’ll breeze through the primary season unscathed. If she ends up in a battle with Warren, O’Malley, or someone else then the riskier it gets for her. She’ll be forced to campaign more and as you said the more she is seen the more people tend to dislike her. She has a very thin margin of error this time around.
Older, more testy and certainly not any more aesthetically pleasing. My guess is that she’s also medically debilitated in some fashion. Additionally, she has no (and cannot ever have) common ground with EveryMan or EveryWoman.
The fact is that the Linda/Harry Bloodworth-Thomason fantasy factory can’t compete in this day and age of CGI and ubiquitous versions of DreamWorks available to both sides.. Computers, content and variability are widely available to most anyone on the network - it isn’t limited to carefully constructed love-fests concocted by a TV mogul. There are other more widely accepted outlets for content than 60 minutes, CBS, NBC or ABC, frankly.
There isn’t a ‘there’ there. Most any working person can see it. It’s really just a matter if they want to continue working and contributing or they just want to give up and take what they want from someone else.