Hillary Clinton, Underdog

By Published on November 28, 2015

For much of 2015, the political questions concerning former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been whether or not she can hold the lead. She entered the year the clear favorite to win the Democratic nomination. She was, in fact, the most dominant frontrunner since, well, Hillary Clinton eight years ago.

And that’s what made some of her supporters nervous. She never should have lost that lead to then-Senator Barack Obama. But she did.

Clinton appears to have learned from that experience. Despite a shaky start to the formal campaign and the self-induced email debacle, she has held onto her dominant lead all year. Next summer, Clinton is almost certain to become the first woman ever nominated for president by a major political party.

Read the article “Hillary Clinton, Underdog” on realclearpolitics.com.

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