Why I don't think Trump can rely on Hillary's unpopularity. (user search)
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« on: June 22, 2016, 08:36:55 PM »

As to Adam T's #1 point:  It was BILL Clinton who overcame that, by running in 1982, when Cuban refugees weren't overrunning Ft. Smith, Arkansas.  Hillary was NEVER popular with Arkansans.

As to point #2 and point #3:  Hillary didn't recover from these issues until after the Democratic Party paid the price.  Furthermore, "laying low" requires time, and Hillary doesn't have the time to "lay low" now.  If "laying low" is the solution to Hillary at this point, the problem won't be solved at this point.

As to point #4:  Trump will use the issue of her treatment of Bill Clinton's accusers against her.  This is a double winner for Trump, who can call out the entire Feminist Left along with her.  How will Hillary look if her participation in a smear campaign against Bill's accusers becomes a debate topic?  Trump won't be afraid to use this issue, and it WILL resonate with SOME women who would ordinarily vote for Hillary.

I'll agree with point #5, by and large.

The bottom line for all of this is that TIME has been the critical element for Hillary to outrun negativity.  Time is what no one really has right now in the Presidential race.  And there are 800 pound gorillas in the room that time won't chase away.  If Trump is standing under an ugly civil suit (Trump University), Hillary is standing under the possibility of a criminal indictment, a step that a former Republican Attorney General (Michael Mukasey) has labeled as justified; yes, he's a partisan Republican, but even partisans rarely speak in these terms against someone like Clinton (who, after all, is a fellow insider).  I personally don't think Hillary will be indicted ever, but I do think that the way the e-mail issue plays out could end up with a load of negativity that would cost her 5-10 points in the polls.
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