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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
The only way he is elected is if the democrats implode a weak candidate with infighting and/or scandal.
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This seems really unlikely. The Clinton camp is too experienced to lose to a weak candidate, so it will either be Clinton or some other strong candidate on the Democrat side.
Also, the Obama campaigns brought up a whole new crop of democrat leaning people with experience from a two succesful campaigns. A lot of those same people will line up behind the idea of a first female president, just like they lined up behind the idea of a first black president.
Oh, and assuming the Republicans control both House and Senate at the time of the election, many in the middle will be prone to vote Democrat just to prevent one party rule. That alone I think makes this an almost unwinnable election for the GOP.
I think in fact Clinton will be a really good candidate for the Democrats. Just look at the current pictures.
That's a pretty good Iron Lady she's doing there. (I suspect all those dark jackets and pearls are
not a coincidence.) As a Clinton she's credible as someone talking about the economy, and she's got the foreign experience now.
I expect many Democrats will just hate her for appearing too right wing (and they already do), but in the end they'll vote for her because
First Female President, and
Not GOP.