In 2008 her policy advisor Mark Penn advised against it.  This time, she probably won’t have another ‘first’ to contend with in the primaries, so Clinton is going to brave it out.

Many women prefer to vote for the best candidate, and we don’t yet know who will be opposing her.  Biden.  Warren,  Webb.  Bernie Sanders has already announced.

On the east and west coasts of the US, Mrs. Clinton is very popular, but spend time in the flyovers and you can see quite the opposite reaction.  Oscar WIlde has said only the superficial ignore appearances, but the scratchy, chalk on the blackboard voice of Mrs. Clinton’s has not been overcome yet.