Clinton Camp Scared of Trump

Not sure how to battle a man who doesn't follow the rules.

5.30.2016

Are Hillary Clinton and her team really excited that she gets to face Donald Trump in the general election? Well that depends on whom you listen to. The New York Times reports that while Clinton and company were initially excited about facing Trump, that excitement has faded as they weigh the possibilities:

But early optimism that this would be an easy race is evaporating. In the corridors of Congress, on airplane shuttles between New York and Washington, at donor gatherings and on conference calls, anxiety is spreading through the Democratic Party that Mrs. Clinton is struggling to find her footing.

While she enjoys many demographic advantages heading into the fall, key Democrats say they are growing worried that her campaign has not determined how to combat her unpredictable, often wily Republican rival, to whom criticism seldom sticks and rules of decorum seem not to apply.

While Clinton has run a conventional campaign thus far against Trump, some of her supporters say it is time to break the mold and go after the business tycoon-turned-politician in unconventional ways. New York's Dem Senator Chuck Schumer suggest that the Clinton team will need someone to respond to Trump on an hourly basis once she clinches the Democratic nomination and turns her focus towards the general election.