In 2008, she was in a better spot. She was only sixty-one, fresh off a Senate run, with people eager to kick the Republicans out of office.
Yet she lost to Obama.
Things are not so good right now. She's going to be sixty-nine in 2016. It's not too old, but it's darn close.
She got quite a bit of bad publicity because of those Bengazi hearings. Her whole Secretary of State tenure provides ammunition for her opponents.
Also, in 2016, there may be some slight Democratic fatigue.
You can't be serious. Hillary is much stronger with the Democratic base now than in 2008 due to Iraq not being a salient issue anymore... and no one cares about Benghazi.
People do care about Benghazi. The story made national headlines, and innocent Americans died.
And it's not just Benghazi; that's just one part of it.
You have to look everywhere -- Syria, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, etc. Did the situations improve or get worse during Hillary's tenure as Secretary of State? What mistakes did she make? Those are questions people are going to ask, and rightfully so.
Her secretary of state tenure provides ammunition for her competitors, both on the Republican and Democratic side.
This is where the double standard on the Atlas really starts to shine through. If anyone with a blue avatar said "Democrats aren't people," I can't even imagine the amount of sh*t that would hit the fan.
Sorry, but it's true. Gotta call it out.
