By put him away I mean "create an insurmountable lead that would allow her to make her inevitable pivot to the center".
I'm a Bernie supporter. I've sent him money. I went to the county caucus for him here, but let's not act like he's Obama-level on the mic or Roosevelt-level in terms of policy. So the fact that she can't take out a candidate that wasn't even a Democrat until last year speaks far more to Hillary's weakness than it does to Bernie's strengths. And yes, Bernie has bales of cash, but if she did her job the way she was supposed to and beat the brakes off him in Iowa, N.H. and Nevada instead of looking vulnerable, she could have stopped the Sanders machine before it turned into the fundraising monster it is today.
Ok I understand your point more now. But still her lead is damn near insurmountable. Why do you think those talking heads were going hard at bernie's campaign manager last night.
Yes, you're right, he was not even a democrat and a little known senator from vermont but also remember 8+ years ago obama was little known and in the beggining she was STILL winning the black vote.
No doubt she's a flawed candidate. Bernie has made her a better candidate. I just dont believe it needs to be psychoanalyzed on why she cant be that "super strong" candidate. Its simple: She's bland and doesnt have a resonanting message.
Thats not to say being the opposite of hillary will get things accomplished in washington. I think you're point and so many others is this old, bow legged, white man from vermont should NOT be doing this well against "THE MACHINE" of hillary and I agree..
But remember, her last presidential opponent was offering "change" and people gravitated towards that and her current opponent is offering the "overthrow" and "revolution".
Hillary's biggest weakness is she's not new and is not offering anything new that is exciting, so some people want an alternative to the satus quo and uknown..
