The following exchange, which I pulled from David Rutz\’s article at freebeacon.com, took place yesterday morning between ABC This Week host Jonathan Karl and Democrat strategist/professed Hillary Clinton supporter Maria Cardona:
JONATHAN KARL: “I don\’t think we\’ve seen more enthusiasm for any candidate, Democrat or Republican, than we\’ve seen for Bernie Sanders. Maria, what is going on … Hillary Clinton, supposed to be a coronation here. She now finds all the energy in the Democratic primary right now is with a 73-year-old self-described socialist from Vermont.”
MARIA CARDONA “Bernie is from a neighboring state. We shouldn\’t be surprised that there is so much enthusiasm for him, and in fact, we shouldn\’t be surprised if he does very well in New Hampshire or in Iowa and perhaps even wins. I think this is good for the Democratic Party … As a Hillary supporter, I think she will be the nominee, but she will be that much better of a nominee and that much better of a general election candidate because of Bernie”.
Two months ago, could Maria Cardona, or any other Democrat srtategist, operative or fan of Hillary Clinton, honestly say they thought she could be successfully challenged by Bernie Sanders? Or, for that matter, anyone else?
Karl was correct. This was supposed to have been a coronation. Not a corrosion.
Yet every day we see that veneer of inevitability corroding further and further.
If a 73 year old self-described socialist can put this kind of dent in Ms. Clinton\’s armor, what can a far more viable candidate do?
Hillary Clinton inevitable? Believe me (and Jonathan Karl), she\’s evitable.
