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Inspired by Kentuck's post:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3452144
Personally, I'm supporting Hillary - as I did in 2008. However, in 2008, I ended up becoming an Obama supporter.
Usually I make questions like this polls. I'm leaving this open ended.
I always see Elizabeth Warren's name out there; I doubt she'd run, but I'm willing to hear arguments for why she would. Same with Al Franken.
I also see Martin O'Malley's name out there a lot. I don't think he's ready for the national stage, I'm willing to hear arguments.
Joe Biden?
Some of our fate rests with our opponents. If they go Tea-Party stupid, and nominate Ted Cruz, most Dems with a pulse would win. OTOH, Chris Christie increasingly is perceived as someone who just wants to solve problems and is not troubled by working across party lines. He'll be a formidable opponent, but only if the GOP can get out of its own way.
Of the potential candidates out there, if I could pick two that have impressed me not named Hillary Clinton, they would be Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy. OTOH, if I were trying to draft someone I thought could win based on appeal to the vast American middle, it'd be Jay Nixon of Missouri -- Dem, Eagle Scout, former AG, and able to get re-elected in a state that's a kind of red shade of purple on the political map.
So if not Hillary, then who?