Reality - Does Hillary stand a chance of becoming president?

Question

I don't think Hillary (the dem frontrunner) really stand much of a chance of being the president realistically. The majority of America hates her with a passion, only 27% of America classifies as "liberal" according to the election exit polls on cnn.com, "polls" are usually full of BS as they claimed Kerry would win by a landslide in 2004 (look what really happened) and I don't think the majority of Americans identify at all with someone that far left.

The 2006 elections wasn't a victory for liberals, but for the moderates and people unhappy with how president Bush has led our war, the large majority of seats taken by the democrats were from conservative dems who would gladly show anyone with a wacky liberal agenda to the door. They weere pro-gun, pro-life ect.

With all that said: I personally with all honesty do not see Hillary being elected president of this country.

Kawaii, I don't mean to be rude, but New York is a solid blue hardcore liberal state. If that's what you consider moderate you're disconnected from the American people.

Answer 1

There's no way she'll be elected president.
I wouldn't vote for her if my life depended on it.
A woman should be elected some day..but it won't be the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2008..and it definitely won't be Hillary Clinton. Who do the democrats REALLY have?


need I say;
Go Thompson & McCain.

Answer 2

I think she could win and I think she would do a good job. She's moderate (almost to the point of being calculatingly so, which is my biggest problem with her), but I think she does represent a fair cross-section of the country and has a wealth of experience.

The downside of a Hillary Clinton presidency, however, is that we would see at least another four years of the same 50-50 government that has haunted this country over the past decade and a half, with conservatives and liberals at each other's throats (fed by the media on both sides) rather than solving the problems facing the country. She does deserve a thoughtful consideration of her candidacy, but who she "appears to be (and who her husband is)" will probably trump what she actually "is."

There's a really great article in the July 2, 2007, issue of The Nation that probes why so many women on the left (and some of these are on the far left) have problems with Hillary.

Answer 3

There hasn't been a President who wasn't either Republican or Democrat since 1858. In any Presidential election 35-40% each of the votes cast will go to the Dem's and GOP. That only leaves 20-30% for anyone else, even if every single swing voter wrote Hillary in it still wouldn't win, it would just divide the Dem's and give McCain an easy win, the same way Perot did the GOP in '92 letting in Bill Clinton.

Answer 4

Well the polls are often in favor of the Democrat but come election time this is not the case with the actual voter. Dem's almost always as a general rule do worse than the polls indicate (their people often do not vote).

I do think she has a chance, and a much better one than Obama does, although she has alot of difficulties ahead of her. She is not stupid however, and she knows that, and knows how to win (unlike the typical Democrat). It is a long time before the general election, she could overcome what looks like very difficult hurdles.

She will need a much larger lead than 51% in the polls in order to win however (a considerable percentage more than the Republican is needed), and she had better hope that Bloomberg does not run (this will damage her considerably). I don't think Nader ever actually did pull many votes from the Democratic Party (he gets more the left independent... "Dem's not left enough for me" vote).

I am a Republican however so I hope that you are right in the end.

Answer 5

I think you're a bit confused about her support base. Obviously you think Sen. Clinton is a liberal, but even her past voting record shows her to be fairly moderate. True liberals don't like her, they prefer Obama, exactly for that reason. Most of her base are moderates, like myself. You don't like polls, and that's understandable, but as in the mid-terms, when they all agree it's time to pay attention - and they are all agreeing that she has an excellent chance at the White House.

Her base is growing every day, especially where women are concerned. Chris Matthews did an interesting analysis of the breakout that could easily propel her into the White House. If only half of the women in the Democrat base, who are the largest block of Democratic voters, vote for her, and a small percentage of men, she takes the White House. It was a little more in depth than that, but it made a lot of sense.

I think she has an excellent chance to win the Oval Office. The bottom line is that when presented with a vote for Sen. Clinton and a vote for any Republican, most Democrats will vote for her, even if they don't "like" her much. These days most Democrats would cheerfully die before voting for any Republican. Also, the "majority" of America doesn't hate her with a passion, that's a huge exaggeration. Don't underestimate Sen. Clinton, we may well be calling her Madame President in the future, it's a very real possibility.

Answer 6

Hilary has her political problems. She's not the great speaker her husband is. Anyone even moderately conservative hates her with a passion. None of the senators on capitol hill want to work with her. If she wins at all it will be because of her last name. Unfortunately for them the Democrats don't have a viable alternative. Obama? He has no experience, and no real ideas. He's a well-spoken minority. That's it. John Edwards? Holy crap, are you kidding? So Hilary could win if the Republicans do something stupid like put up John McCain, but I think the Republicans are going to be just fine by the time 08 rolls around.
Democrats should seriously think about someone else..

Answer 7

Hillary has a chance, albeit not a big one.

"...the large majority of seats taken by the democrats were from conservative dems who would gladly show anyone with a wacky liberal agenda to the door. They weere pro-gun, pro-life ect."

I thinks it's funny how someone can be pro-gun and pro-life at the same time. Hipocrasy?

Answer 8

It depends on who the Republicans run. If the run some ultra conservative right wing social conservative nut bag - then yeah, she'll win in a landslide. If the Republicans can nominate someone center right, then they have a chance of capturing the independent vote.

Answer 9

No she doesn't. We do not need a woman running the US. Can you imagine what the US would be like. Also we do not need another Clinton in the White House again for another 4 years.

Answer 10

Yes, she has a chance....but I don't think it's as great a chance as it's hyped. That's only because her stance on several important issues are a bit on the radical side. Still, the prospect of a female president is just cool!