- Hillary Clinton, the unlikable politician who propelled Donald Trump and Barack Obama to the presidency, has come under fire for her predictions about the impending loneliness epidemic in America. She stated that right-wingers are using loneliness as a tool to undermine democracy in an article for The Atlantic.
- She also remarked that how our democracy got so vulnerable to a would-be strongman and demagogue has been an issue that has troubled her and many others for much of the previous eight years.
- The “if Joe Biden dies or drops out” Democratic primary has long been considered as a possibility, but Hillary now appears to be firmly entrenched in it.
- She may be savoring the chance to run against Trump in a rematch that in her mind she would win. She will cast herself as the person who could have prevented all the Trumpian problems, threats to democracy, and the violation of norms.
- In the article, Hillary referenced the surgeon general report about loneliness in America and warned that the dreaded Steve Bannon was building this into an army to war on our democracy.
- She noted that social isolation saps the lifeblood of democracy, and that ultra-right-wing billionaires, propagandists, and provocateurs who see authoritarianism as a source of power and profit recognize that social isolation saps the lifeblood of democracy.
- Some of the problems she notes aren’t entirely wrong. Too many young people today would rather text friends or share memes on social media than have a conversation.
- But she turned a widely recognized problem into a political screed and invoked this imaginary war on democracy, which she knew would resonate with the party base and get her talked about on MSNBC programs.
- Polls show Americans don’t want another Biden-Trump matchup in 2024, even though it seems inevitable. Polls consistently show a majority of Democrats don’t want Biden to run.
- What Hillary likely hasn’t figured out or can’t bring herself to figure out is that Americans would almost assuredly prefer Biden or Trump over her. But the best way to escape the loneliness and move on with her life is to face reality.
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