What if we don't want Hillary Clinton as Democratic candidate?

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134. Welcome to DU, betterdemsonly!

I will support her because I want those brains in the Oval Office.

And yes, that said, I AM still bothered that that formidable brainpower still allowed her to swallow whatever bush/cheney was force-feeding everyone about the Iraq War.

But O'Malley and everyone else here would not have a chance against the momentum of a chris christie or a rand paul or - Heaven FORBID - jeb bush. O'Malley and the others need more time to gain a national identity. They can't yet compete the way she can. AND she might have the wind at her back because she's another ground-breaker. A LOT of people voted for Barack Obama the first time because they wanted to be part of that historical first. They wanted to be able to tell their grandchildren that they helped elect the first African American president. Even if they didn't like him. We might well have another round of that in 2016, assuming she does run. Who would not want to be able to tell their grandchildren that THEY were on the leading edge of THAT ground-breaking historical achievement, too? I think THAT might be what propels her to victory, too. Now that Americans have had a taste of a black President, one of the few categories left to break through that White-Boys-Only Club is the woman's contingent. She might have a tougher time going for a second term, but I think she'll clinch it the first time she tries it, from this point.

I'm thinking SHEER RUTHLESS STRATEGY here. O'Malley and people like Corey Booker and/or the Castro brothers in Texas, and YES! Elizabeth Warren, and the like are an EXCELLENT farm team. Remember, Elizabeth Warren JUST GOT THERE. But we've got some good bench strength and by the time President Obama leaves office, we'd have some really strong prospects for the future. They just need some more time to add to their own luster and national name recognition. If one of them were her Vice President, we might well be setting ourselves up for a LONG run in the Oval Office!

As long as Ruth Bader Ginsburg is so old and frail, it is URGENT that Democrats hold onto the White House. By any means necessary. Otherwise, we're finished as a nation because the next Supreme Court justice will come from the scalia-wannabe crowd.

Hillary Clinton may be imperfect. Certainly. She has a lot of baggage from the 90s that you can feel sure the bad guys will dredge up. All that Vince Foster and Whitewater crap yet again. And it won't really hold a lot of interest because that's such old news. But they'll bring it up. And she voted for the war, allowed herself to fall for it. Nevertheless, I think she's our best prospect. And it's more important to have a DEM in there - and KEEP the White House BLUE. At least until we can change the nature of the majority on the Supreme Court.

EYES ON THE PRIZE, GUYS!!!!! Who's got the best chance to WIN???? I think it's Hillary. I love Joe Biden, but he'd have more trouble trouncing people like chris christie and the rest of those jerks.