Nate Silver: Hillary does not have a problem on her left

[dmmidmi]

I don't think you can tell for sure just from historical polling. Iowa is still aways away.

Also, many are thinking that Paul may be a huge problem for Hillary in the general, since he'll run to her left on some issues, and cost her a lot of traditional Democratic votes.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/14/1321633/-While-Hillary-is-Busy-Reaffirming-Her-Neocon-Chops-Rand-Paul-Siezes-the-Populist-Beachhead

"Traditionally Democratic" voters will abandon Bill's wife for Rand Paul, because of some minor political posturing? Color me skeptical.

[dmmidmi]

I don't think you can tell for sure just from historical polling. Iowa is still aways away.

Also, many are thinking that Paul may be a huge problem for Hillary in the general, since he'll run to her left on some issues, and cost her a lot of traditional Democratic votes.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/14/1321633/-While-Hillary-is-Busy-Reaffirming-Her-Neocon-Chops-Rand-Paul-Siezes-the-Populist-Beachhead

"Traditionally Democratic" voters will abandon Bill's wife for Rand Paul, because of some minor political posturing? Color me skeptical.

This isn't posturing. Hillary is awful on plenty of issues.

Your original comment implies that people who vote reliably Democratic will vote for Rand Paul over Hillary Clinton for any reason. This is ridiculous.