Why would anyone think Hillary Clinton has any chances of becoming president?
85135
The best thing that could possibly happen to the Republicans is if Hillary becomes the candidate!
378160
Why not?  She can't do any worse than what we've had the last six years.  \n\nIf she were president, maybe she'd actually listen to the people and not her close friends and the retarded right-wing.\n\nShe prolly did most of the country running anyway as First Lady.
271250
How many more times is this question going to be asked??\n\nHillary Clinton has absolutely no hope of getting elected president. If she runs, she WILL get the Democratic nomination. However, in a general election, she has no chance of getting a plurality of the votes. She is too divisive, too polarizing.\n\nLet's assume she will not get many Republicans or conservative votes (a fact established by numerous polls). About 5-7% of the voters are generally undecided in any presidential election, and these voters are why campaigns are waged. About half of the remaining population will always vote Republican, and half Democrat. Again, these numbers are well established by polls and historical data.\n\nMany men and many more women who happen to be Democrats cannot stand Hillary Clinton. Again, borne out by polling data. Numbers range anywhere from 15-30% depending on the pollster and wording of the question.\n\nSo, let's say 45% will automatically vote Republican and 15% have said they will not vote for Hillary Clinton under any circumstances (we'll take the low end figure), that leaves 60% of the voting public who will not be casting a vote for Hillary Clinton. The numbers will probably be higher.\n\nIt would take a conservative third party candidate along the lines of a Ross Perot to swing the election Hillary Clinton's way - and that ain't gonna happen.
1093809
Having attended a college made up exclusivly of women I've had an up close look at issues I really never thought to be issues.  This is almost one.  Yes, there will people who will vote for Hillary just becasue she is a woman.  Yes, there will be people who vote against her becasue she's a woman.  Other then that, I don't really think it matters what hangs between the legs of our president, if anything.  It just matters if they are the best person for the job.  But to answer the question.  I feel it might happen and soon, just not yet.  This country needs to drag itself out of the 1940's and realize that anyone can do any job as long as they are qualified.
731152
Bill can't run for president and know one would vote for Hillary if she ran for president.\n\nCoach
838864
If she is capable, then why not???  I would not just vote because she is a woman though.
699695
Yeah, I'm in, kind of... but everybody seems to be worried about Hillary. Why worry about her? If the first two men in line for president fail, guess what? Nancy Pelosi gets to be president. She is more likely to get there than Hillary.
196863
Yes, I truly hope they Nominate Hillary Clinton for President in 2008, because then all the dirt on Hillary will come out of the closet and into the spotlight.  She has no chance of winning, even if the Republicans put Gumby up for President.  So sure, let her run, it will guarantee a Republican victory.\n\nBelieve it or not.... I'm a Democrat, A very conservative Democrat, that is battling the extremists that have taken over the Democratic party.  (Yeah I could become a republican since I always vote that way but, I'm just stubborn.)
276966
I concur with the sentiments of the other people who have answered.  As long and the woman is qualified and not Hillary Clinton, then the U.S. is ready for a woman president.  I wouldn't mind seeing Condoleeza Rice and president.
715754
I think this question is bogus, because the assumption that Hillary is the front-runner for the 2008 Democratic nomination is, frankly, ridiculous.\n\nRepublicans would love to see her get nominated because they know she doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning.\n\nSomeday we will have a woman president. It's just not going to be Hillary. If the Democrats want to win back the presidency, they won't even let her be the V.P. nominee.\n\nSo to answer your bogus, ridiculous question -- in the matchup of your dreams, McCain/Guiliani would destroy Hillary/Obama.\n\nBut for the sake of this country, let's hope the Democrats aren't that stupid.\n\nP.S. I think both sides would be wise to avoid nominating a U.S. Senator for president. A former U.S. Senator hasn't won a presidential election since Richard Nixon. The disadvantage for Senators is that their record on national issues is too easy for opponents to pick apart. Governors have a far easier time, IMO.
469189
She is great for what she does.  I do not think she has the statesmanship to become a president.\n\nPeople should remember, to be a president, you need to be some sort of statesman. (PC side, Statesperson)\n\nAll good presidents are statesmen.  No president that has been just a great politician has ever made it into the ranks as a great president.  No matter how much some of the people liked him.
1138117
A woman would never win an election for US President. Stop watching so much Gina Davis on television. It will never happen. And we certainly don't want Hilary Clinton in there if we ever got a female there!
1094853
She won't run! because she won't win!\nat this time, she will not get my vote.\n\nA strong woman President is a good idea, but it will not happen any time soon.  Women don't vote for women, they don't trust each others.
21192
a sure bet!  i love the clintons, and i could not think of a better, more qualified person to become the first female president in the united states. \n\ndown with the good ole boys!
863768
I think the Democrats would be pretty foolish to put Hillary on the ticket.  Like Bob Dole in 1996, she appeals ONLY to her solid base, and nobody outside of that set would vote for her.  She doesn't have the assets of her husband.  Bill is a creative thinker, she is a rote thinker.  Beyond the charm, Bill can actually talk policy details and policy theory.  Hillary can only speak in platitudes (e.g. - "Our children are our future...").  Despite his ambition, Bill comes across as a likeable guy, she comes across as a power-grubbing witch.  Bill seems real, she seems contrived (for instance, the "right" turns she has taken in the Senate).  Her "concern" and "caring" seem false.  For example, several years ago when asked how small businesses would be able to afford "Hillary-Care," she snapped, "I can't be responsible for every under-capitalized business in this country!"  Many snipes such as this will come back to haunt her.  Up to this point, she has never been a national candidate and hasn't had any obligation to explain her role in any scandals.  I'm sure she will have to be forthcoming about how she managed to defy laws of economics, mathematics and the Securities Exchange Commission by trading in cattle futures (and that's just for starters).  Assuming Republican results were tainted by scandal this season, Democrats would be wise to put someone else in the general election.
204973
Yes I think the country is ready, it is at least split 50/50 so I think it could swing toward a capable woman for President. I also think that Hillary could be that person. She is smart and a good senator for New York. If you want to see the hate of repuglican politics just nominate Hillary and you will see it at its finest.
949546
No, never. It is theorized that Senator Hillary Clinton (of New York), wife of former President Bill Clinton, will run in the presidential election of 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party.