This one clip shows why many choose Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton has the big Clinton machine behind her. Yet she seems oblivious to the fact that she's uttering enough contradictions to sink her candidacy even before the general election.

CNN showed two clips of Hillary Clinton, spoken within 90 days of each other. On July 3 in Hanover, New Hampshire she said, "I take a backseat to no one when you look at my record and standing up for progressive values." On September 9 in Columbus, Ohio she said, "You know, I get accused of being kind of moderate and center. I plead guilty."

Run the above clip in every primary in every state, and it will be interpreted as Hillary Clinton simply regressing to the Bill Clinton Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) era. Democrats understand that rightward move as the one that consolidated President Reagan's continued destruction of the middle class.

This is not the only time where Hillary Clinton has pretty much indicated where she really is on the political spectrum. This excellent piece by former MSNBC journalist Krystal Ball laid it out pretty well.

Within the Democratic Party, only Bernie Sanders so far is electrifying a base that sat out the last several election cycles. Passion wins elections. Democratic passion, given the realities of what many see as politicians not addressing their real concerns, is not very high. In terms of enthusiasm about the 2016 election, there is a 15 point gap between Republicans and Democrats. Before a coronation of the boring and more of the same, it may be wise for the party bosses to consider that.

Republicans may vote against their own interests. That is bad. However, they feel empowered because they have elected their candidates of choice. Democrats have a bigger problem. When too many of them do not vote, they cede democracy to those who care nothing about their wants, needs, or desires.