Speaking loudly into a video camera Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wondered why she wasn’t 50 points ahead of her opponent as she addressed a Las Vegas union.

Clinton was addressing a conference held by Laborers’ International Union of North America in Las Vegas by remote webcam from Florida.

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As she spoke of her pro-union beliefs and Trump’s alleged anti-union beliefs, Clinton let slip a curious question.

“Now having said all this, why aren’t I 50 points ahead, you might ask,” Clinton said. “Well, the choice for working families has never been clearer.”

Clinton used the opportunity to bash Trump’s stance on “right to work,” the legal ability of workers to enter a “union shop” business without necessarily joining the union that represents the workforce.

Clinton’s remark soon brought mockery, criticism, and comparisons to other candidates who can’t believe they’re losing to the other guy.

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Clinton’s remarks are reminiscent of a “Saturday Night Live” sketch from 1988. In the skit, actor Jon Lovitz, playing Democratic Gov. Mike Dukakis, makes a statement very similar to Clinton’s.

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It also recalls a remark by Pauline Kael, the late great film critic for The New Yorker. Kael was surprised that President Richard Nixon won re-election in 1972, and is said to have remarked that no one she knew voted for him.

Vanity Fair dug up the actual quote, and it’s close.

“I only know one person who voted for Nixon. Where they are I don’t know. They’re outside my ken. But sometimes when I’m in a theater I can feel them.”

Hillary Clinton is wondering why she isn’t doing better.

It could have something to do with the fact she is viewed unfavorably by 59 percent of registered voters, according to The Washington Post. Maybe it has something to do with the fact she is running on the status quo when three separate polls Monday found more than 62 percent of voters think the nation is headed in the wrong direction.

Regardless, asking why she isn’t 50 points ahead of Trump is not likely to boost her prospects.