If somehow Hillary does NOT get the nomination, I wonder if she will do a full Lieberman...

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29. As an Indy in a 3-way against Trump and Sanders, she would be "the" mainstream candidate.

She might get a lot of support from establishmentarians on both sides of the aisle. And lets not discount a horde of people dying to elect our first female president.

I hadn't thought of this before. But if Trump and Sanders get the respective nods, Hillary might actually be the front runner as an Indy.


A year ago I pled with those DUers who claim to have Hillary's ears to talk her out of subjecting herself to this again. I am no fan of hers. But I have no desire to see her hurt. And that was the only possible outcome I could see.

However, I would have to honestly counsel those same DUers that an Independant unity campaign with a respected Republican Vice Presidential running mate -- {sigh} yes, Romney, we're looking at you again -- might have a serious shot in the above scenario. I wouldn't like it. But it has serious potential.

I have this bad habit of telling the truth even when it hurts me. It's the analyst in me. I really like thinking things through.