Hillary Clinton has to think she is cursed.
In 2008 there weren't any significant challengers in the primaries and it looked like she would be the likely nominee then out of nowhere comes Obama. He's a rock star and people flock to him and she loses.
So she waits 8 years and this time the field is so weak most people don't even bother running. Once again she is a lock for the nomination only this time her reputation isn't as good and Bernie connects better with the young people and the base of the party than she does. By the time she finally sheds him and gets the email probe off her back the email leak from wiki leaks happens. Everyone was talking about how fractured the Republican party is, but it is pretty clear the Democrats are just as fractured.
Every time it looks like smooth sailing something shows up to derail her. They say an election brings the skeletons out of your closet, it looks like a tidal wave of bones from hers.
I still think she will eventually win, but it amuses me to see all the craziness both parties are going through.
If there was ever a time for a third party to make a move, perhaps now is that time.
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