I know what you mean about Clinton, and I'll vote for her if she gets the nomination too. But I know a lot of folks who used to say that, and don't anymore. She's risking losing the mobilized, progressive left by trying to get her post-primary cash cows in a row right now. Ultimately, her problem as I see it is that she'll be her own worst enemy when it comes to winning over the typical Sanders voter down the road. When she comes to the Sanders voters, she'll be playing right into one of her most damaging image problems, and one that can overshadow her voting record (except the Iraq War, that's gonna leave a mark). It's one that Sanders' campaign exposes very neatly: she's not half as good as Bill or Obama at pandering outside her base. Sanders doesn't do much of it, if any, and she not only isn't very good at it, but Sanders voters won't have heard their issues from anyone else's mouth in a long time. Even if she believes in what she's saying, it'll sound weird. And the Sanders voter may protest by not going to the polls - which is how I see her losing the general election, if she does. I would not want to be one of her campaign managers right now. But, a lot can change in a year...
I know what you mean about Clinton, and I'll vote for her if she gets the nomination too. But I know a lot of folks who used to say that, and don't anymore. She's risking losing the mobilized, progressive left by trying to get her post-primary cash cows in a row right now. Ultimately, her problem as I see it is that she'll be her own worst enemy when it comes to winning over the typical Sanders voter down the road. When she comes to the Sanders voters, she'll be playing right into one of her most damaging image problems, and one that can overshadow her voting record (except the Iraq War, that's gonna leave a mark). It's one that Sanders' campaign exposes very neatly: she's not half as good as Bill or Obama at pandering outside her base. Sanders doesn't do much of it, if any, and she not only isn't very good at it, but Sanders voters won't have heard their issues from anyone else's mouth in a long time. Even if she believes in what she's saying, it'll sound weird. And the Sanders voter may protest by not going to the polls - which is how I see her losing the general election, if she does. I would not want to be one of her campaign managers right now. But, a lot can change in a year...