Have Dems Had Enough of Hillary?
Yikes.
Surely this is a little embarrassing.
According to exclusive reporting by The Hill, it appears there���s now a rather strong sentiment within the Democratic Party that Hillary Clinton should step off political theater���s main stage.
Following remarks made recently by Clinton in which she placed a measure of the blame for her election loss at the feet of the Democratic National Committee, The Hill decided to interview over a dozen supporters, including some former aides to Hillary, to see what they really think about her ���misery tour.���
Some background: Appearing at last week���s Recode Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, an event that brings together some of the brightest lights in digital technology, Clinton again used a public platform to blame everyone but herself for her defeat last year.
This time, she even went after her own party.
���I���m now the nominee of the Democratic Party. I inherit nothing from the Democratic Party. It was bankrupt, it was on the verge of insolvency, its data was mediocre to poor, non-existent, wrong. I had to inject money into it -- the DNC -- to keep it going.���
One Democratic strategist, Brad Bannon, had this to say about Clinton���s remarks:
���I'm not sure there is a political strategy here. It sounds to me like more of a personal strategy.���
Bannon added that ���complaining about an outcome and blaming everyone else is not a good political strategy.���
One former Obama aide suggested that Clinton���s criticisms of the DNC only act to inflame an internal discord that could dissuade new leadership from assuming a prominent position within the party.
���It���s hard to do that when you have the former nominee out there in a newsy, aggressive manner,��� said the aide.
And one former Clinton aide was even more direct.
���Good God, what is she doing? She's apparently still really, really angry. I mean, we all are. The election was stolen from her, and that's how she feels.
���But to go out there publicly again and again and talk about it? And then blame the DNC? It's not helpful to Democrats. It���s not helpful to the country, and I don���t think it���s helpful to her.���
By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large
