Here is a list of potential Democratic presidential candidates for 2016:

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25. None of those names will make it, period.

The presidency is a popularity contest. Sorry if the diehards on either team think otherwise. Biden is a gaffe machine second to none, Cuomo has no charisma and is too NY, Schweitzer needs to lose a few pounds and then some, Patrick will be compared to Obama because he's black and frankly I think the country will veer hard to the whitest person in the room, because that's the pendulum nature of the country.

I am indifferent to Hillary but you better believe that a woman is likely to take the WH in 2016 - all demographic signals point to it. And you'd better believe she will have the O campaign machinery behind her. She ain't stupid. And he will support her. My money is on her and if not her, Gillibrand. I kind of hope it's Gillibrand because she's young, attractive, and blonde. Yeah I went there. Add that to her record and if she runs a strong primary campaign she could win the presidency. Let's not pretend like the presidency is about choosing the smartest, most capable person for the job. For the vast majority it's about likability, period. Clinton faces the hurdle of likability.

The biggest hurdle Dems face in 2016 is if the GOP has a strong woman candidate. It will be all about women in 2016.