2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSome Top Democrats Are Alarmed About Clinton’s Readiness For A Campaign
By Philip Rucker and Paul Kane March 11 at 7:38 PM
Senior Democrats are increasingly worried that Hillary Rodham Clinton is not ready to run for president, fearing that the clumsy and insular handling of the nine-day fracas over her private e-mails was a warning sign about the campaign expected to launch next month.
Few Democrats believe that the revelations about her unorthodox e-mail practices as secretary of state are a substantive issue that would damage Clinton with voters, and many said she performed adequately in a Tuesday news conference defending herself.
But in interviews Wednesday with The Washington Post, current and former Democratic officeholders and operatives from across the country raised serious questions about her and her political teams strength and readiness for a 2016 presidential campaign.
Shes tried to put the day of reckoning off, but its come now, and I dont think she can stand another couple of weeks of this without her structure in place, said Jim Hodges, a former governor of South Carolina.
Some Democrats said Clintons initial refusal to provide answers in the growing e-mail controversy smacked of arrogance and a worrisome bunker mentality and that the controversy was a self-inflicted wound.
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leftofcool
(19,460 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)leveymg
(36,418 posts)and let the agency fight off the Committee subpoenas. Of course, if it turns out that a substantial number of the 30,000 emails deleted are unrecoverable because they were permanently deleted, then this is never going to go away. In which case, she should step away now and let the Democratic party find another nominee.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)busterbrown
(8,515 posts)Who gives a flying crap.. Like pre-season professional sports...
Only when the first game is played, does it matter..