How Hillary Clinton lost the Democratic Party

“Tough, classy, fair-minded, resilient, unbreakable,” are the words one Democratic commentator used to describe Hillary Clinton back in 2016. Clinton had just given her concession speech, which another user declared to be “the very definition of grace.” She finally appeared “human,” said one pundit, while someone else concluded, “Her swan songs are always her sweetest.”

Four years later, Democrats have turned on Clinton. The former Democratic presidential candidate is now considered a divisive figure and a roadblock to real progress. Some liberals have called her egotistical, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who has endorsed Bernie Sanders, openly booed Clinton when her name was mentioned at a Sanders rally this weekend.