Yahoo has an article about Clinton and what led to one of the biggest political upsets in history.
In the end, none of the mistakes by Clinton and her campaign team was fatal in and of itself. She and her husband were experts in extricating themselves from death-defying jams.
But Obama proved to be more than just a traditional opponent. In the end, the Clintons’ usual tactics — big-scale fundraising, high-powered political connections, old-fashioned grit and determination — were no match for Obama and a candidacy uniquely suited to the moment.
Campaigning in the final primaries, Clinton said, “I’ve really enjoyed the process of being able to go out and see this country anew.”
But what she saw was a country that wanted someone new.
I would add that she never seemed to have a message she believed in. Even in her speech last night the only thing Hillary can talk about with any passion is that she should be president, and that she wants her followers to be “respected”(whatever that means). If she had any real urge to end the Iraq war, take care of returning veterans, or fix health care, it got lost in her ambition to be president. At one point she sort of mustered some passion for a “gas tax holiday” which would have been more appropriately titled either national waste gas month, or give oil companies a present day.
Hillary was a bad candidate, without a message, that was kept in the race because of name recognition and a few big money donors, who funnelled the money to Hillary through Bill’s speaking fees.  Â