re: #326 KGxvi

It’s tough to say on the first part because the Dems lost a lot of ground in the Senate and governor’s races during the Obama years, so once Biden bowed out, there wasn’t really any other viable candidates. But the fact that Bernie fucking Sanders won 23 primaries/caucuses suggests that she was vulnerable in 2016 the way that she was in 2008.

On the second point, there are obviously a lot of factors that played into the result. Some of which the Clinton campaign bears responsibility for, but much of which they do not.

There are lots of people who will tell you that Clinton was a flawed candidate. That may be true, but most of the flaws are not hers. They’re flaws of the electorate, the press, etc.