Biden? Clinton?.. How about NEITHER ?

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3. As far as I am aware no one has announced they are running for president in 2016. However, talking

About the midterm elections is a real concern since the republicans have been blocking almost everything, which essentially results in not only a lame duck president, but a lame duck congress.

That the president was able to get through what he has done is simply amazing.

As far as thinking about who should run for president, the respective parties do think about it now because they need to gather appropriate resources. The millions spent in presidential elections is obscene, and with the citizens united ruling it is more necessary than ever to start gathering these resources years before. They have to do their planning, and that means thinking about which possible candidates have the best chance.

Elections today are big business. Why is Hillary's name being thrown about, and some groups starting to collect money for a potential campaign for her, because that is the reality of how elections are run.

Before the bridge scandal, on the republican side, his backers were pushing him to go out to raise funds for 2016. Many in Republican Party thought he had the best chance In 2016. With recent events, it appears that may not be the case. There are groups in the Republican Party who prefer other candidates and ideologies, and they are doing the same for their prospective candidates.

Democrats are doing the same thing because you must start years before, or you will not have the resources to win.

Yes, the reality is that those with money can change the odds in favor of their prospective candidates. Welcome to the 21st century on how elections are run.

However, Howard Dean did demonstrate that a grass roots element can make a difference. Yes, he was wrongly characterized by a corporate media as an "unstable" candidate, mostly due to his opponents throwing the argument out, and the media propagating it, and he did not handle it adequately. However, Barrack Obama learned from those mistakes, and not only became the candidate over the supposed "anointed" one, Hillary, but did not let the media control the talking points, and won the nomination, and the presidency.

The same thing can, and should happen again for someone I 2016, and whether that is a grass roots Hillary, Joe, or someone else, these groups better start now, or they will lose. It also is a necessary endeavor for 2014, which is critical. That is unfortunately the way elections are run today