Hillary’s Death Star Strategy
Politico
By Roger Simon
Rats don’t swim toward sinking ships, and pols don’t back no losers, and this is why Hillary Clinton is in such trouble.
In a relatively short amount of time, Clinton has gone from being the inevitable winner to being the underdog to being a dead woman walking.
She needs superdelegates to win the nomination, but what is her argument to superdelegates?
Can she promise them she will win a majority of the pledged delegates that voters have chosen in primaries and caucuses?
Can she promise them she can take the lead in the popular vote?
Can she promise them she can win a majority of the primary and caucus states?
As for Clinton, she went back to the kind of campaigning she loves best and is the most comfortable with: issues, issues and more issues. Speaking Wednesday in Shepherdstown, W.Va., she said: “This election is about solutions, not speeches.”
“High-speed rail!” she said. “Mass transit! Water systems!”
Water systems? Step back! Don’t get run over by the water-systems voters stampeding her way!
I am not sure even Clinton herself expects to win anymore.
“No matter what happens,” she said, “I will work for the Democratic nominee in November.”
Which doesn’t sound like somebody preparing for victory. That doesn’t make her a loser. Just a realist.
