A Hillary Question

At breakfast this morning one of our group asked a good question - Why is Hillary so strongly vilified? Among presidential candidates she is a very polarizing figure. As I thought about it there are a couple explanations:

#1 The American People are tired of the Clintons (as they are of the Bushes) - Since 1980 there has been a Bush or a Clinton on the Presidential ballot. The Bushes energize the left much as the Clintons energize the right. Obama and to a much smaller extent McCain represent change from that order.
#2 Hillary and Nixon are similar figures - Nixon generated strong negative reactions because many understood that he was driven by raw ambition. Whether it was true or not, Nixon had the reputation of being willing to do anything or say anything to get elected. In Nixon's case there were examples of where he rose above his reputation- his forbearance in the 1960 electoral "miracle" of Illinois suggested that he would at times let his ambition take a second seat. But his standard MO was not an attractive one. We like Horatio Alger until it morphs into Uriah Heap. Clinton and Nixon are closer to Heap.
#3 Without her husband, she would not be there, - When you summarize her accomplishments, in spite of the claim of "35 years of experience" - she has spent her career either as the wife of an executive or in positions that she came to largely as a result of her husband's position.
#4 She is a lousy public speaker I was struck on election night on super Tuesday just how terrible a speaker she is. Many of her statements are a bad mix between preachy and whiny. She simply has not gained her own voice in a convincing manner.

I suspect there are many combinations that might explain this. The one issue that I think is not convincing is her gender. I suspect there are a lot of females who would not generate the enmity that Hillary has.