If Hillary was running against a competent Republican, it would be 1992 all over again. Except the opposite.
The problem with this is there hasn't been a competent Republican on the ticket since 1996.
The standards for competence are very low. As Premium Lager pointed out, the smart American people voted for Bush not once but twice.
"Liberal" New Jersey voted for Chris Christie not once but twice.
"Liberal" NYC voted for Rudolph "I am an Idiot" Guilliani not once but twice.
"Liberal" New York voted for Cuomo not once but twice.
"Liberal" Mass voted for Scott "I drive a truck" Brown
"Liberal" Wisconsin voted for Scott Walker not once but twice.
"Liberal" California voted for Arnold Schartz not once but twice.
Liberal Maryland and Liberal Mass have Republican governors
The list goes on.
Democrats only win when their opponent shoots themselves in the foot. Repeatedly.
But most of the time Democrats send out all star candidates like Martha Choakly, Hillary "it is my turn" Clinton, and Charlie "Um im a democrat" Crist