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Hillary Clinton is a hopeless candidate – and Democrats are finally realising

Pity it's too late to do anything about it

8 August 2015

9:00 AM

8 August 2015

9:00 AM

 New York

Remember the fizz around Gordon Brown’s election campaign in 2010? The excitement he brought to the trail? The eerily intimate connection with the electorate? No, nor can I. But conjure up what you can and mix it with the thrill of a hot afternoon locked in a community centre discussing renovations to the ping-pong room and you’ll have a sense of the vibe around Hillary Clinton’s latest campaign for president.

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