Electability

Funny how the Democrats are stretching out the primary season giving McCain a free field. You would think that with Hillary Clinton's "electability" issues the primary would have come to an end. Instead it drags on. Here is analysis along with a Pew Poll that shows Clinton's problems:

Brendan Nyhan offers a sliced and diced view of the Obama vs Clinton contest. Here is a view that shows that Obama brings a larger share of voters in precisely those states that previously went Republican:

My problem with Clinton comes down to the "dynasty syndrome". Why, after 200 years, are Americans into electing leaders only from two political dynasties, the Bush and Clinton clans? The founders worried about kings and political parties because they worried about unconstrained power. The founders carefully constructed a system of checks and balances. But that has been thrown to the winds by the electorate. In the late 20th century and early 21st century Americans have decided they want the unrivaled ascendancy of two political families sharing turns leading the country. For 20 years it is either a Clinton or a Bush. If Hillary wins it will be 24 years, possibly 28 years of dominance. This would be excusable if these had been decades of brillance, or great economic growth, or political ascendancy, or greater security. But they haven't been. There is a malaise in the land. And the electorate's answer is "more of the same"? Bizarre.