Is THAT what it is? Boston Globe opinion letter: Is Hillary 'too competent to win?'

Well, technically it’s a letter to the Boston Globe. But apart from that, we’re really not sure what’s going on:

Could it be that Clinton is too competent to win? https://t.co/0L4w9N5yj1 via @BostonGlobe

— Anna Maria Polidori (@buckwriter) February 15, 2016

From the letter:

HILLARY CLINTON is an accomplished and devoted public servant who cares passionately about her country. Her policy positions are in line with Democratic thinking and with the American people. Why is she losing?

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Clinton is a toiler and a doer. She wants to work for all of us —women, men, children, the unemployed and underemployed, the disabled, blacks, Latinos, veterans, the homeless, the addicted. I do not doubt her sincere desire to fight for the American people and her competence to do so. Surprisingly, this desire to get things done for the people is the problem.

The American people want to be asked to join in a cause bigger than themselves, and to contribute to that effort. Sanders has tapped into that deep current in the American psyche. People are with him because he needs their help to wage this fight together.

Hillary’s got a lot of problems. We mean, a lot of problems. But too much competence isn’t one of them.

#ProTip "Competent" is NOT the opposite of "honest" or "politically talented." https://t.co/YMsIwMQTXG pic.twitter.com/FZGj8nmROP

— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) February 15, 2016