Love it or Hate it, Hillary is the "third Obama term" candidate [View all]
She is the continuity candidate. The "stay the course" candidate. The same-policies, same-philosophy candidate. (Moreso than Biden.)
It is somewhat ironic, given their history, but here we are.
What Obama policies would she discontinue? What would she do that Obama would see as a deal-breaker?
What primary contender would distance themselves from Obama less? What primary contender will be watching Obama's approval numbers more closely?
And if she fails, it will be precisely because she IS continuity, versus change.
I think Obama has been a good president, and I wouldn't object to eight more years of pretty much the same because it is soooooo much better than the alternatives I see as likely.
On the other hand, if a somewhat leftier candidate emerges with a solid chance of winning, that would please me.
Thus I am quite ambivalent about Hillary... her value is practical in nature, and depends on what US politics is like after 2014, and I don't know what that environment will be.
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