With friends such as these…

Published August 25, 2015 4:01am ET



Just how bad are the Democrats’ problems regarding the 2016 presidential nomination? They find themselves with an “inevitable” nominee whose campaign is imploding, who is facing not merely political but huge legal problems, who is the subject of investigations by federal agencies that may explode any day with unwelcome surprises, and who is dropping by the day in polls of potential national voters. All of this is happening even as her grip on the base of her party seems strong.

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