Hillary Clinton's difficult road ahead

Clinton is aware of the enormity of the task facing her

Hillary Clinton acknowledges the crowd as she arrives on stage during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention last week Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty

And they’re off. After a four-day non stop marathon of parties and protests, seminal speeches and endless delegate briefings, what feels like an interminable race to the White House has begun in earnest.

One hundred days from today, millions of Americans will cast their vote following what has been the most bizarre, unpredictable and vindictive primary season in memory.

In Philadelphia, the Democrats launched Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency with a combination ...