The Rising Tide of Populism in the Dem Party Spells Trouble for Hillary

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180. When the first Iraq war made Bush I undefeatable, all the

Dem heavy-hitters kept their powder dry for the next presidential election, clearing the way for a young governor from the small, backwater state of Arkansas to win the first of two terms, creating a situation in which the timid potential Dem candidates from the 1992 election season had no chance of being nominated for 2000.

If Hillary's juggernaut scares well-known Dem candidates away, a lesser known one might appear to challenge her.

Bill Clinton delivered the 1988 keynote speech at the DNC. Barack Obama, the 2004 speech. Mark Warner (2008 speech) is too old and too Old Guard.

BUT the 2012 keynote speaker, young, uber-appealing Julian Castro, might be just the candidate to appeal to the fastest-growing voter demographic, especially while the Repubs are being so obtuse on immigration, and when THEIR Great Latino Hope is the guy who scares most Repubs as much as he scares most Dems and Independents!

Not quite a "prediction," but. . . .