Is Hillary unelectable?

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56. She might be.

As a Clinton candidacy gets closer or more possible, I am detecting a distinct lack of enthusiasm for her among average voters I know and amongst dedicated progressives.

I only see a keenness for Hillary among establishment party hack types and among those eager for a female nominee (who think the nomination belongs only to Hillary and no other Democratic woman).

Bernie Sanders or Brian Schwietzer or Martin O'Malley or Amy Klobuchar -- which ever alternative candidate can come across as fresh, bold, courageous, progressive and as a fighter for the working folks will win the nomination, in my opinion.

That being said, I really think that Hillary will probably not run ... frankly she sounds more tried and less engaged than Bernie Sanders who is six years old than her.

But we will know in the next couple of weeks. When they are released, just look at the possible candidates and their schedules from Labor Day until November 4; if Hillary isn't on the stump or has a light schedule campaigning for Democratic candidates across the nation, well, that will likely mean she is not running.

So, is Hillary Clinton unelectable? She might be ... for the nomination there just may not be sufficient enthusiasm for her.

If she got the nomination, well, it certainly depends upon who the Repuglicans chose ... and they might still nominate an 'acceptable' candidate (although I don't know who that could be); or she could be the most wrong choice if we get into another war or we have another economic crash.

Nevertheless, Clinton's hawkishness, her ties with Wall Street, her cattle futures deal, her undistinguished tenure as Secretary of State, her occasional political tone deafness, her riding on Bill's popularity ... well, those are big factors that may make her election much harder even against some of the Repuglican radicals.