Hillary Clinton's lack of empathy has her limping to the finish line

Hillary Clinton's lack of empathy has her limping to the finish line | TheNews Linzer

As the California primary looms, building a rapport with voters – an emotional connection with working Americans – must be Clinton’s biggest priority

Hillary Clinton arrives for a meeting with community leaders in Oakland

This is a time of high anxiety for supporters of Hillary Clinton.

The polls show a tightening race between Clinton and a Republican nominee who, among other things, wants to date his own daughter, deport 11 million US residents, and start a trade war with China.

Other polls show a close contest in the final Democratic primary in California, between Clinton and a challenger who, among other things, wants to raise taxes on everyone and is proud to call himself a socialist.

Since the only common factor in these two sets of troubling polls is Hillary Clinton, there must be a connection. Right?

Wrong. Let’s start with the Democratic race against Bernie Sanders, who shows no sign of throwing in the towel in this nomination battle.

The most recent polling last week, by the Public Policy Institute of California, shows that Clinton is leading Sanders by just two points, down from a seven-point lead in March.

Published By - Theguardian.com- Tech News, Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis: Tuesday 31 May 2016 17.19 BST

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