Yesterday must have been the worst day for Hillary Clinton since she had to drop out of the race in 2008. In one 24 hour period, Hillary got hit with three blows that should have set off alarm bells in every Democrat's heart; their nominee is collapsing.
First, of course, we got the report from the State Department Inspector General that found that Clinton had violated the law with her email system. The IG report also made clear that Clinton's violation was not inadvertent; she knew what she was doing and was warned that she ought not do it. Clinton, however, responded in essence that she needed her system to keep her correspondence private. The IG report also put the lie to Clinton's claim that she was cooperating with the investigations into her email system and that she had directed her staff to also cooperate. According to the IG, neither Hillary nor her staff would cooperate, something that the Clintonites now concede. (It's hard to continue to lie when the IG calls you on it.) The IG report and its consequences have led to some rather unhappy reporting by big media Hillary backers like the New York Times and the Washington Post. These mainstream media biggies understand just how damaging the report is to Hillary. We have an impartial Democrat appointed by president Obama calling Hillary a liar and a crook (in other language, of course) and then providing chapter and verse in support. At least the IG didn't call the report "Crooked Hillary Broke the Law."
Second, we have a move that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump made. They agreed to debate each other prior to the California primary. Hillary had previously agreed to debate Sanders prior to California, but she pulled out two days ago when it came time to actually schedule the debate. Hillary adopted her imperious personality and brushed off a debate with Bernie as nothing more than a bother and a waste of time. Hillary, you see, is just too important as the presumptive nominee to bother with Bernie Sanders. Trump, however, completely upended Hillary's procession towards the nomination by saying he would meet Sanders for a debate. Bernie almost instantly agreed. So where does that leave Hillary? She's now on the outside looking in at what is likely to be a debate with an extremely large audience. Among Democrats, Hillary is the one who ran from a debate; Bernie is a fighter who took on Trump. Among Independents, both Trump and Sanders are letting the people decide by having the debate; Hillary is the one who thinks herself above the need to speak to them. This plays into the second weakness of the Clinton campaign. The first, of course, is that Hillary is dishonest and untrustworthy and that may be enough. The second, though, is that Hillary is in this race for herself and not for the people of America. Hillary cares about only one thing: Hillary. This debate mess shows that clearly. Most likely, Hillary is going to reverse course and try to get into the Sanders/Trump debate. That will be a pretty image.
Third, we have today's poll in California that has the race between Hillary and Bernie there as a statistical tie. Two weeks ago, Hillary was up by double digits. None of these polls are significant by themselves, but the trend is clear. California is moving in Bernie's direction. With the addition of the IG report confirming that Hillary broke the law etc. there may be some more movement towards Bernie. A loss for Hillary in California won't take the nomination away from her, but it will confirm just how terrible a candidate she really is.
Put all these together and it's disaster time for Hillary Clinton.
First, of course, we got the report from the State Department Inspector General that found that Clinton had violated the law with her email system. The IG report also made clear that Clinton's violation was not inadvertent; she knew what she was doing and was warned that she ought not do it. Clinton, however, responded in essence that she needed her system to keep her correspondence private. The IG report also put the lie to Clinton's claim that she was cooperating with the investigations into her email system and that she had directed her staff to also cooperate. According to the IG, neither Hillary nor her staff would cooperate, something that the Clintonites now concede. (It's hard to continue to lie when the IG calls you on it.) The IG report and its consequences have led to some rather unhappy reporting by big media Hillary backers like the New York Times and the Washington Post. These mainstream media biggies understand just how damaging the report is to Hillary. We have an impartial Democrat appointed by president Obama calling Hillary a liar and a crook (in other language, of course) and then providing chapter and verse in support. At least the IG didn't call the report "Crooked Hillary Broke the Law."
Second, we have a move that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump made. They agreed to debate each other prior to the California primary. Hillary had previously agreed to debate Sanders prior to California, but she pulled out two days ago when it came time to actually schedule the debate. Hillary adopted her imperious personality and brushed off a debate with Bernie as nothing more than a bother and a waste of time. Hillary, you see, is just too important as the presumptive nominee to bother with Bernie Sanders. Trump, however, completely upended Hillary's procession towards the nomination by saying he would meet Sanders for a debate. Bernie almost instantly agreed. So where does that leave Hillary? She's now on the outside looking in at what is likely to be a debate with an extremely large audience. Among Democrats, Hillary is the one who ran from a debate; Bernie is a fighter who took on Trump. Among Independents, both Trump and Sanders are letting the people decide by having the debate; Hillary is the one who thinks herself above the need to speak to them. This plays into the second weakness of the Clinton campaign. The first, of course, is that Hillary is dishonest and untrustworthy and that may be enough. The second, though, is that Hillary is in this race for herself and not for the people of America. Hillary cares about only one thing: Hillary. This debate mess shows that clearly. Most likely, Hillary is going to reverse course and try to get into the Sanders/Trump debate. That will be a pretty image.
Third, we have today's poll in California that has the race between Hillary and Bernie there as a statistical tie. Two weeks ago, Hillary was up by double digits. None of these polls are significant by themselves, but the trend is clear. California is moving in Bernie's direction. With the addition of the IG report confirming that Hillary broke the law etc. there may be some more movement towards Bernie. A loss for Hillary in California won't take the nomination away from her, but it will confirm just how terrible a candidate she really is.
Put all these together and it's disaster time for Hillary Clinton.
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