“Good God, what is she doing?” one longtime aide wondered after watching Clinton at the Recode conference in California on Wednesday. “She’s apparently still really, really angry. I mean, we all are. The election was stolen from her, and that’s how she feels.

“But to go out there publicly again and again and talk about it? And then blame the DNC?” the aide wondered. “It’s not helpful to Democrats. It’s not helpful to the country, and I don’t think it’s helpful to her.”

Former Obama aides are among those scratching their heads over Clinton’s strategy…

The former Obama aide said Clinton’s criticisms of the DNC can make it tougher for new leaders to come forward.

“It’s hard to do that when you have the former nominee out there in a newsy, aggressive manner,” the former Obama aide said.