A number of impressive character witnesses - Bill Clinton, Barack and Michelle Obama and Meryl Streep to name but a few, have practically sworn on their bed table bibles that Hillary is charming, friendly, warm, insightful, intelligent, caring, far-sighted, patriotic, witty, self-depreciating, a wonderful wife, mother and friend, and, above all, highly empathic. After watching Hillary Clinton for so many years the American public should have been able to come to this conclusion by themselves; Hillary's poor polling indicates they haven't. 

A recent Poll Of Polls revealed that 68% of American’s don’t trust Hillary Clinton. This is unprecedented for a major candidate seeking the highest office.  George W Bush during the lowest ebb of his calamitous presidency never saw these kind of numbers, and neither did the brilliant but deeply flawed Bill Clinton during the scandal plagued lows of his sadly blighted tenancy.  A candidate for President should be as a spanking new sleek electric Tesla amongst a sea of fossil burning lumpy SUVs; a glimpse of an attractive future that reveals its competitors as outmoded and not fit for purpose. We live in a universe where the basic laws of physics cannot be broken and yet we are now watching Hillary C. a brilliant but flawed candidate try to defy basic political laws by convincing a savvy electorate she is not who they believe her to be - it’s a stunning act of unremitting mass hypnotism. As I watch Hillary's onward march I feel I'm watching the American electorate’s eyes spin around while Shia Khan whispers sweetly away to them. 

Here's how the current arguments to vote for Hillary break down:

Vote for Hillary to stop Trump. Vote for Hillary to preserve Obama's legacy. Vote for Hillary because Bernie says so. Vote for Hillary because she will be the first female president. Vote For Hillary because civilisation as we know it will end if The Great Dictator Trump is Elected. (Last time out Obama and Biden warned the great masses that Mitt Romney wouldn't burst into tears every time they complained about the size of the welfare cheques. So much for daring to hope.)

As far as I can tell Hillary's winning message is "You know me. You know I'm flawed. You know I like money. You know I'm willing to bend the law to get results. But you also know I'm a middle of the road politician who won't try and screw up the system. And I'm essentially sane!"

That's it. Things will stay the same. I won't rock the establishment or push the nuclear button.

On reflection I think this is more or less the same bargain that Angela Merkel and Theresa May also made with their respective electorates: the Presidential oath effectively being replaced by the promise to behave as a good wife. The inner workings of Hillary Clinton's mind and heart may well remain a mystery to the American electorate but the same can't be said for the public's low expectations of their female leaders.