If not Hillary, then who?

[KharmaTrain]

107. Hillary's Game...

...Freeze 'em. She won't announce her candidacy for quite some time as by doing this she makes it difficult for any challenger to raise cash from the "usual" donors who either are already committed to a Hillary run or don't want to be on the outside should she win the nomination.

I don't think Hillary's nomination is inevitable or do I want it to be. I welcome as many challengers into the primary pool as possible. It serves the party well as it always expands the debate and draws in more people into the process. However anyone whose serious at a run in 2016 needs to start lining their ducks up right now. This isn't just money but organization...developing the ground game that is needed to do well in Iowa, New Hampshire and the other early primary/caucus states.

One wildcard very much in play is 2014...Democrats really need to focus on the state and local races as that's where the greatest damage to our liberties is happening. With rushpublicans controlling legislatures in over half the states means more attempts to suppress the vote and change the electoral dynamics in 2016...