Will Hillary Clinton be the Democrats Presidential candidate?
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I hope not.  As qualified as she may be, she inspires a visceral hatred in a sizable portion of the population.\n\nThat said, she may end up being the front runner if there are no better candidates because she's got the bucks and has put in the time.  Sort of like when the Republicans ran Dole in 1996.
832191
Ann Coulter scares me a little bit.\n\nI don't think America's ready for a female presidential candidate UNLESS both of the nominees (speaking Dems/Reps) were women. I think it would be a wise move to have a female VP with a stronger candidate for presidential. Personally, Obama/Clinton would be one of the better combos, although Clinton will divide the US more than any other female Democratic candidate I think. Which is a shame, because I like her.
720404
i would vote for a woman if i felt she was qualified. gender may however play a role in foreign affairs as some countries still have some strong beliefs about a woman's place.  I would consider Mrs. Clinton but would need to hear where she stands on certain issues
267846
Oh, it looks like Hillary might win!
669982
Hillary SHOULD HAVE no chance of being anywhere on the ticket.  Have you looked at the response she gets even from this site - primarily liberal.  She is one of the most divisive candidates the Democrats could put up regardless of her running mate. \n\nShe has more baggage than the lost and found at La Guardia and we haven't even spoken about her complete lack of experience. Hey, I'm a pilot.  I just don't know that that qualifies my wife to fly the plane.\n\nI have no doubt her and some other running mate would win the Democratic nomination.  However, they would be slaughtered in the Presidential race against virtually any Republican team and the Democratic pollsters know it as well as she does. \n\nShe will linger around till it comes time to throw her hat in the ring and possibly run.  If she does, that will be just to keep the campaign contributions of the lemmings who actually think she has a chance to win.  The plain truth is however, you have a better chance of being President than someone with the last name Clinton.  \n\nPeople apparently don't realize that impeachment is one of those disgrace's that live for eternity and she is very much a part of that very recent legacy.
176598
I do not think it likely that Hilary Rodham Clinton will be chosen as the Democratic nominee.  Now I say this aware that the DNC has not in recent years emphasized electability over internal party support in the nomination process, but I think there is some evidence that the party leadership is shifting on this.  I think the Democrats are more likely to run a more Centrist candidate with Southern credentials--someone like former Virginia Governor Mark Warner--rather than Clinton.\n\nThe Republicans will either choose a candidate appealing more to the Christian Conservative wing of the party (e.g., Frist, Brownback, etc.) or a Moderate (e.g., Giuliani or McCain).  The Republicans historically have emphasized electability over internal consensus, and the legacy of 1992 was that the Christian Right may be important to the Party, but they are no electable front-and-center at the Convention.  But in this last presidential term of Mr. Bush, the GOP's dominant group has shifted from the fiscal conservative to the social conservative faction (isn't that the real lesson of the Harriet Meyers incident?), and a more Christian Conservative-linked candidate now has more likelihood of being chosen as the nominee.  \n\nNow, as far as who will win, the truth is that any dispassionate observer would have to agree that it is too early to forecast 2008.  Several issues will certainly be important:\n(1)  What will be the political blowback of the decision by states like South Dakota to essentially abolish abortion rights, and will the Supreme Court hear that case and possibly vacate Roe v. Wade in time for it to become an election issue?  A public perception that the Republicans are now too far to the Right on a core issue like abortion could really hurt them.\n(2)  What will happen in Iraq?\n(3)  Will there be another major terrorist attack in the U.S.?\n(4)  How high will public dissatisfaction with the Bush Administration grow, and will unaligned Conservative Republicans (e.g., governors from Southern States) be able successfully to position themselves as the true heirs of the GOP tradition, and Bush as an exception?\n(5)  Will the Democratic Party move away from its historic dependence on the "us too" line on foreign policy, which polls clearly show are a huge liability in presidential races, although it does not appear to significantly impact congressional races.\n(6)  Will anti-Gay amendments be on the ballot in enough states to bring particularly vehement Christian Conservatives out in droves as in 2004, or will they stay at home that election instead?\n\nIf I were a betting man, I would say this:\nWarner v. McCain\nThe winner?\nWhoever comes across as the most reasonable Centrist.\n\nBut October 2008's headline news will ultimately decide who becomes president.  If a major terrorist attack occurs in New York City on October 12, the Republican will win.  If a major military defeat causes 150 U.S. soldiers' deaths that month in Iraq, I would put my money on the Democrat.
847871
Yes legally Bill would be allowed to be Hillary's vice president. I am pretty certain that if this were the case and something happened to Hillary Bill would be ineligible to become President as he has used up his terms, instead they would promote the Speaker of the House as he is 3rd in line for the Presidency.\n\nI honestly don't think Hillary would choose Bill in the first place. I think if Hillary wins the Democratic primary she might tag team with Obama, and likewise if Obama wins the primary he might work with Hillary. Of course that would certainly be a change for the Democrats to be working together to achieve goals rather than just bickering amongst themselves. I mean how the Dems managed to lose the last election against Bush is completely past me, the only person I think could possibly be worse than Bush was in fact John Kerry, and for some odd reason Kerry won the primary.
836237
Absolutely not!  Just because you are democrat doesn't mean you have to vote for someone democrat!  She is a snake!  Don't be fooled.  I can't believe even after 9/11 and all the info about how the Clinton administration didn't do a thing against terrorism they voted her in again!  How thick can you get????
78226
The next Democrat President, when ever that will be.
57532
It is very possible that Hillary Clinton will run for presidential office in the 2008 elections because she actually has a very good chance of getting the nomination. While I personally would not vote for her, it would not surprise me in the least if she won, because she has so many supporters. \nHillary Clinton should run for president as well. Because the Republican Party has not had any real competition in servile years, they have controlled the government for a long time. And if Mitt Rhomney runs for president, She has NO competition.
733050
Hillary supports Bush all the way in Iraq.\nShe is betting on Bush.\nShe calls the Democrats who surrendered: "Cowards.\n\nGore, Kerry, and John Edwards make Hillary look great.   She will tromp their little commie pinko butts.\nMOST DEMOCRATS ARE SO UN-INFORMED, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW SHE SUPPORTS BUSH.\nWell,  Duh.
118040
There isn't anything against a woman running for president. The fact of the matter is that no woman wants to run for president other than hillary. The thing is, women in politics are much more scarce as the field is primarily run by males and it is hard for women to get into a position that could win them the election.\n\nThus far, due to Hillary's presidential background, she is the best woman candidate thus far and the democractic party sees this as a means to run a tough race that might get her elected.\n\nPolitical parties aren't going to vouch for anyone (nominate them for presidency) if they don't think they'll be a viable asset to the party. Typically, parties as a whole will nominate for three reasons: They're easy to use as a pawn, they'll have an easy victory with the people, or they're an all around great person. The chances of the last are rare, and its normal to nominate people that can be viewed by the U.S. Voters as a good vote. This ensures a party victory, and normally the executive office will be run more by the president's cabinet and other party officials through the president. It's also helpful for the nominee to be easily controled by the party as a whole to ensure that the political party's needs and wants are met.
994320
I'm a lifelong democrat and I'll tell you right now - theres NO WAY... NO WAY IN HEAVEN OR HELL I'D EVER EVER EVERY VOTE FOR HILARY CLINTON... I'LL VOTE GOP (THE THOUGHT SICKENS ME) BEFORE I VOTE FOR HER.  DEMS BETTER GET THEIR S TOGETHER NOW!
744066
No one has officially thrown in their hat yet.\n\nBut it is suspected that Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama will go for the Democratic nomination.  And Rudy Giuliani and John McCain are suspected to run for the GOP.
349076
Of course she can win. As i've said before Hillary and Bill, Bill and Hillary, it's a symbiotic relationship.  I sincerely believe that Hillary is our only hope to clean up the "toxic waste spill" that Bush and his goons have unleashed upon our great land.
799119
To me....this is not a question of a woman running.....Senator Clinton is the best candidate  for the Presidency of the US....just look at the would be Rep candidates and the other Dem candidates...they pale in comparison to her....I hope she does run and wins.....
1146452
The democrats hate her actually, she just happens to have the backing of the DNC.  The only people that hope she takes the primaries are the repugs because she might give them the ammunition they need to score another presidency.  The Democrats are way ahead in polls right now, the only way they can blow it is by putting the Repug suckup Hillary in the running.  She needs to stop kissing Rupert Murdoch's butt and start actually sucking up to her own base, because right now she looks like another chimp in a sea of bright shiny monkey.