There certainly will be Democratic primary elections.

[MineralMan]

2. It will take more than "somewhat popular."

That won't be enough. Not even close. For anyone to have a chance to beat Hillary in the primaries, it will have to be someone with a nationally-recognized name and reputation, along with the power to sway a national audience in his or her direction. People are vastly underestimating the support for Clinton that is already established.

Her polling demonstrates that. Both against potential primary opponents and against likely GOP candidates. It's going to be very tough for someone to move ahead of her in the primaries, and it will have to be someone who is seen as a winner in the general elections. Democratic politics at the national level is not something that can be swayed with weak efforts. Not in any way.

Frankly, I don't get involved in presidential races. I can't really influence them in any way. I work locally at the congressional district level and on state and local campaigns. There, I can actually do something. The Presidential race is on a completely different scale of politics. The only time I've seen a grassroots effort succeed was with Obama. There is no equivalent to Obama emerging for 2016. Not even close, and the time is growing short for one to appear.