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That's a somewhat misleading

barefooted — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:52:18 +0000

That's a somewhat misleading headline. Klein argues that Clinton has been essentially drafted through an invisible primary by the "Democratic Party elites" and "powerbrokers", thereby rendering even strong opposition unnecessary. So ... the bench may be deep but they're not being called on to play. That may not be the best plan, as his last sentence states -

The skills necessary to win over party elites may not be the skills necessary to win the election -- and if Hillary doesn't face strong opposition in the visible primary, Democrats may not find that out until too late.

Yes, if that's the worse

ocean-kat — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 22:46:50 +0000

In reply to Of course it's a simplistic

Yes, if that's the worse thing said by any democrat about the other democrats it will be the sweetest kindest primary in the history of America.

Democrats have a very strong roster that could run for president and in every way be better than all the possible republican candidates. They're not well known because most have decided not to run or to run not very publicly active campaigns. Most of the dems prominent enough to run have decided they can't win. I agree with this Klein article"

Hillary Clinton isn’t running unopposed. She’s just crushing the competition.

Of course it's a simplistic

barefooted — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 22:31:32 +0000

In reply to From my side it just makes

Of course it's a simplistic remark, but it doesn't come close to "moronic Hillary slamming". Be patient, I'm sure there will be plenty of that to complain about before long.

Why there are seemingly no other truly competent Democratic leaders is an excellent question. The so- called inevitability may have begun in 2008 and is simply being fulfilled - a rather depressing possibility. If Hillary was not running, would the Democrats have a stronger roster than the Republicans?

From my side it just makes

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 21:08:27 +0000

In reply to "Let's be honest here, the

From my side it just makes him a simplistic ass. I'm happy to listen to someone with something intelligent to say, and I'm pretty incredulous that it's 2015 and still Hillary-on-the-scene since 1988 or 1992 is the only reasonable contender. But the last thing I want is a return to the moronic Hillary-slamming of 2008. She has enough real flaws - if this guy wants to be serious, let him start there.

"Let's be honest here, the

barefooted — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 19:11:22 +0000

In reply to Well O'Malley blew it with

"Let's be honest here, the presidency is not some crown to be passed between two families."

At most, that's a feather-finger push at both Clinton and Bush. If he's serious about running for the nomination he's going to have to get a whole lot tougher than that.

It's to early to tell what

rmrd0000 — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 18:36:37 +0000

In reply to Well O'Malley blew it with

It's to early to tell what could happen. Hillary could screw up. O'Malley could recover from this faux pas. Obama survived his clinging to guns comment and then survived a lackluster first debate against Romney. It is still Hillary Clinton's race to lose though.

Well O'Malley blew it with

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 17:22:53 +0000

In reply to Back from Iowa, O’Malley meets with donors

Well O'Malley blew it with the Clinton crown comment. A snippy slight he didn't need to offer up, and rather insulting to women at the same time.

Maybe a couple more will jump

trkingmomoe — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 22:43:37 +0000

In reply to I meant it in a positive way.

Maybe a couple more will jump in the fray this summer for the Democratic Party. I personally think they start campaigning too early. I don't know if I can tolerate all the GOP nonsense like they did through their 2012 primary. That primary was a national embarrassment.

I meant it in a positive way.

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:34:36 +0000

In reply to You made me laugh. I still

I meant it in a positive way.

While not thrilled about some of her stances, overall positive.

Great quote. It is still

trkingmomoe — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:26:45 +0000

In reply to PP, you know, It's not a bad

Great quote. It is still true today.