A bit of advice for those who do not want Hillary Clinton to win the nomination

[MineralMan]

17. There isn't a single candidate to oppose Hillary.

The ones whose names are being bandied about on DU may not even declare, or if they do, they may not have any intention or desire to actually become the candidate. In the second category is Bernie Sanders, who might run just to move the debate further to the left. He's not even a Democrat, and likely would have zero chance of winning in the general election. If he does change parties and run, he likely will win no more than one or two primary elections. His presence in the campaign, however, might force some topics into the debate that might otherwise not be there.

Elizabeth Warren is probably in the first category, and may not, and probably will not run at all. She's popular with one group of Democrats for whom economic issues are of primary importance. However, if she does run, her background as a Republican is going to end up as topic 1 for discussion by many people for whom social issues are of primary importance.

And then there's Hillary, who I'm almost certain will run. She has poll numbers on her side, both for the primary elections and for the 2016 general election, as well, based on potential GOP candidates. If she does run, it will take a candidate with her name recognition and broad-based support to beat her for the nomination. So far, I've seen no such potential candidate even suggesting running.

It's all too early, really, to talk about this. Until the 2014 election is over, nobody of any stature will declare candidacy for 2016. It's simply not done. So, it's all speculation and pretty much nonsense to begin the conversation now. For now, the main concern should be to:

GOTV 2014!