The New York Times: When it comes to Clinton, it's all the speculation that's fit to print. (HRC) [View all]
Two things it's never hard to find are Democrats who think the sky is falling and friends of prominent politicians who'd like their friends to run for president, and the media is doing its damnedest to turn this into a major story about the 2016 Democratic primary.
The New York Times, of course, wants to be sure it's a leader in this field, and so we get "Big-Name Plan B's for Democrats Concerned About Hillary Clinton," by Patrick Healy. The big names in question? Former Vice President Al Gore, who has been out of electoral politics for 15 years and shows no interest. Secretary of State John Kerry, who shows no interest. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has been extremely clear she is not running. And Vice President Joe Biden, who actually seems to be flirting with the idea.
It's not clear who should feel more insulted by such speculation: Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. After all, the explicit idea behind all this is that if Clinton can't get the job done, the Democratic Party needs to be rescued from Sanders.
“If party leaders see a scenario next winter where Bernie Sanders has a real chance at the Democratic nomination, I think there’s no question that leaders will reach out to Vice President Biden or Secretary of State Kerry or even Gore about entering the primaries,” said Garnet F. Coleman, a Texas state lawmaker and Democratic national committeeman.
Because nothing says strength and democracy like a last-minute scramble to insert the nominee of party leaders' choice. To say nothing of the logistical challenges of creating a state-by-state campaign in places where Clinton and Sanders have been organizing for months and have staff on the ground....
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