A week into Hillary's campaign, some important Democrat and Progressive publication are voicing concern about the 2016 elections

Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View: Hillary Clinton Isn't Inevitable  —  Seemingly alone among commentators, I am bearish on Hillary Clinton.  Not “she can't win” bearish, but “something less than a 50 percent chance of winning” bearish.  Why is everyone else convinced she's a lock?  —  If you believe the “wisdom of crowds

Editor's notes:  Understand that of the next two campaign cycles,  the one that bodes best for the Dems in their effort to take back the Senate,  is 2016   . . . . . 2018 will favor the GOP.  

But,  the Dems chances for taking back the Senate are made all the more difficult,  if Hillary loses and loses big.  

I understand that she does not want to talk about the email scandal.  I understand,  therefore,  why she does not want to "meet and greet"  . . . . .   for fear of being asked questions about the scandal.  What I don't understand, however,  is this:  in view of Hillary's concerns and strategy,  why did the woman decide to announce her candidacy six months before she really needed to?  I mean,  she is the only one in the race,  for the Dems.   Without an announced run for the High Office,  she could have "starved" the email sandal to death.  Now?  I just don't believe that there is any hope that the scandal is going away.  In the meantime,  she looks ineffective as a candidate,  and rather bizarre as to her campaign tactics. 

We all know that "first impressions" are very difficult to escape.  And,  within four weeks,  the public's "first impression" will be a "fact" that she will have to deal with  . . . . . . .   and overcome,  in this instance.  

Besides her decision to run from public scrutiny, she has the problem of separating herself from the Obama years without conceding his several failures.  She wants to run as a representative of the Middle Class.  How does she get this done,  as the central theme of her campaign,  when Obama will not allow anyone campaign on the negatives of his Administration.  After all,  he is trying to come up with something substantial in terms of "legacy,"  while Hillary will be campaigning on the fact that things are not as good as Obama claims.  

If he would sit down and shut the hell up,  her task would be much easier.  But,  we know,  that this arrogant farce of a president,  would not allow troubled Dems run from him,  during the 2014 midterms,  so,  what are Hillary's chances of separating herself from Obama in this election cycle?  

Me?  I think that what goes around,  finally,  comes around.  

I am much encouraged. 

In my thinking,  I believe, firmly believe,  that things political,  will be very different, in a good way,  after the coming election,  without regard as to which party wins.  Charles Schumer will not be the partisan moron that was Harry Reid.  Nancy Pelosi will never be "Speaker of the House,"  again,  and the next president (even if Hillary)  will honor the Congressional process and Constitutional law.  If not,  the Dems will be lost to history in such dynamic terms that it may take half a century to dig themselves out of the grave Obama has prepared for them   . . . .  its almost there,  now.