HILLARY'S PROBLEMS – AT 10:41 A.M. ET:  As the old Soviets used to phrase it, it is no secret that Hillary Clinton is having problems.  Bernie Sanders, an aging socialist from a tiny state, is actually running strongly against her.

One of the reasons, of course, is that the Democratic Party under Barack Obama, another socialist (who won't admit it) has lurched further and further to the left.  But another reason is that Hillary Clinton isn't a very good candidate.  Veteran political journalist Bob Woodward explains.  From the Washington Examiner: 

Veteran investigative journalist Bob Woodward on Wednesday said a likely reason Hillary Clinton lost young voters in Iowa to her main Democratic rival is because she has a harsh tone that comes across as insecure.

"I think a lot of it with Hillary Clinton has to do with style and delivery, oddly enough," Woodward said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "She shouts. There is something unrelaxed about the way she is communicating."

Show co-host Joe Scarborough agreed.

"Last night I was watching her and I said to myself, has nobody told her that the microphone works because she always keeps it up here," Scarborough said.

"I'm sorry to dwell on the tone issue, but there's something here where Hillary Clinton suggests she's almost not comfortable with herself," Woodward said. "And, you know, self acceptance is something you communicate on television."

COMMENT:  Absolutely true.  Style counts in politics, and Hillary too often comes off as the class scold who yearns for the 1960s.   You get the feeling she'll take away your dinner and send you to bed.

Our side has its own problems.  Neither Trump nor Cruz comes off as Mr. Warmth.  But Hillary, by now, should know better. 

February 3, 2016