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Hillary was compromised long before Assange started releasing Podestas Emails Which makes me question why on earth the DNC thought she was a good pick for the Democrat candidate.
She represented the Democratic Party fairly well, despite being in a flawed package. But there's a few reasons why she won and a wild old socialist seemed to be the only competition for the nomination.
1) The Democratic Party has changed in the last two decades. There's no longer any true desire for centrists or conservative Democrats. Webb and Chafee would have been quite common but a decade ago. Now they're an extinct pair of groupings.
2) The DNC has only concentrated on getting the Senate and winning the White House. It has plainly neglected raising up talented politicians that are currently serving at state levels or are somehow low profile national politicians.
3) The Democratic Party was coming off of a two-term Presidency. It is somewhat normal for the competition to be lacking due to the normal turnover rate of 1-2 terms for parties in the White House. Not many are wanting to step forward only to face likely defeat in the fall.
4) Ideological fatigue or complacency. Also a regular feature from #3, which exacerbates 1 & 2. After having power for two terms, ideas stemming from the governing party become stale or at least are perceived that way by the American public. Change becomes the byword.