Inevitability Index
Clinton's Loss to Sanders Exposes Weakness of Message—and Messenger
The Vermont senator beat Clinton in much the same way Barack Obama beat her nationwide in 2008.
Hillary Clinton: I Still Love New Hampshire
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Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire drubbing by Bernie Sanders probably won't cost her the nomination, but serves as an embarrassing reminder of Clinton’s weaknesses as a candidate, her oft-muddled message and how badly she's out of step with key parts of the Democratic base.
The state that made Bill Clinton “the comeback kid” in 1992 and saved Clinton's campaign in 2008 sent an entirely different message Tuesday night. In the second contest in a row, it wasn't Clinton but Sanders, a 74-year-old, white, male democratic socialist, who rode a wave of young and populist anti-establishment discontent.