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Edited on Wed Jan-01-14 01:58 PM by No Elephants
to devise a successful 2012 campaign strategy for Obama. What happened since then that we did not and could not anticipate a little over a year ago?
As far as Hillary, I do not see much difference between her and Obama. The pundits, strategists and politicians (except for Biden) were all talking about the nomination being hers a couple of months before the 2012 election. The "tell Hillary you want her to run" stuff started around then, too. If not then, then very soon after the 2012 election.
I've never seen anything like it before. Maybe that was part of the deal for her doing her best to keep the PUMAs from voting for McCain? Anyway, I assumed from then that she would be the nominee.
If it isn't Hillary, it will be someone like Hillary, just as in 2008, except that this time, I won't be fooled. But, I think it will be Hillary.
Of course, Hillary as nominee may mean President Christie. Benghazi is nothing compared to all the stuff from when her husband was President. And Christie has proven crossover appeal in a blue state. I don't know that Hillary can do the same in a red state. We'll see, soon enough, I guess.
This will mean two Presidential election years in a row that the Party did not even attempt to pretend Democratic primary voters matter. (I don't think they mattered in 2004 or 2008, either, but there was at least a show put on. Come to think of it, the primary didn't matter in 2000, either. Gore was clearly the anointed that year.
Anyway, I don't think the problem is a lack of third parties. Over thirty national parties already exist, exclusive of state and local parties and the majority of them are to the left of the Democratic Party as it has been since at least Carter.
The issue is that Democratic politicians and pundits keep saying the left has nowhere else to go and Democratic voters believe them and vote accordingly.
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