[killjoywashere]

> is what magic sauce Obama had that Clinton didn't

1) the Congressional districts hadn't been redrawn yet (the 2018 and 2020 elections, and the Census, will be critical).

2) the outgoing president was Republican (strongest predictor of a party winning the presidency? The other party having the presidency).

3) Obama had a populist appeal too, but more because he is an eloquent orator. Remember his Ebenezer Baptist Church Address? (here: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barackobama/baracko...)

4) Clinton came with wayyyy too much baggage. America has plenty of strong young progressives. They need to take the reins.

5) Debbie Wasserman-Schultz calling balls strikes.

6) Russia, with or without collusion.