Foots, Bill Clinton was able get support from parts of the midwest and south that had previously gone Bush and Reagan, and were considered solid red by 1992 and '96.

The thing to remember, however, is that Obama was able to win big without getting those regions. I think that Hillary just didn't want to go backward. She wanted to win the northern states Obama won, like Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

(according to scientists questioning the computer ballots in swing states...she actually might have won them)