Can Clinton bring the Obama coalition to the polls?

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The electorate that put Barack Obama in the White House in 2008 and 2012 was different from the one that elected Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996. Obama also expanded the Democratic vote beyond its 2000 and 2004 boundaries.

This time around, Hillary Clinton lacks the charisma, popularity and progressive credentials Obama has enjoyed.

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