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In reply to the discussion: Hillary a weak candidate? [View all]markpkessinger
(8,381 posts). . . if many of those commenting on this thread had their way, Hillary would be the first political candidate in U.S. political history who has managed to escape any responsibility for her own campaign. That isn't to say the Russians, Wikileaks and Comey didn't all play a role as well. But for God's sake, people we need to grow up a bit!
Also, I think when people say Hillary was a "weak" candidate, they aren't making a statement about her personal strength or her ability to stand up to pressure. There are many attributes that make up a "strong" candidate, including intangibles such as personality and charisma, and the ability to work a crowd. These areas are not and never were great strengths of Hillary's.
Hillary has some tremendous strengths. Her campaign also had some real flaws, among them being the high level of antipathy towards her from many independent/unaffiliated voters -- a group Democrats must tap into in a significant way if we are going to win national elections -- and a much too murky and too wonkish policy agenda that was hard to reduce to a soundbyte voters could both remember and readily identify with. None of these are personal criticisms of Hillary, but are merely a recognition of what it takes to win at the national level.