Another thing to consider--as much as some on the left are hoping there will be a primary challenge, it's not going to happen, at least not a serious challenge like Hillary.
Why? Because Hillary is nothing if not pragmatic, and plays the political game as well as anyone. She (and the other first-tier types) recognize that to mount a primary challenge to a sitting incumbent like Fat Ted did to Carter in 1980 will only drive Democrats to the wilderness; i.e., it would result in a scorched-earth policy within the party that they cannot afford. The eventual winner will have depleted most of their capital as well as any positive feelings among moderate voters. Consider that had John Anderson not run, Reagan would have won with even larger majorities than he did, and perhaps on the level of his 1984 victory.
She (if she runs) and the others are biding their time until 2016. If (BIG if) Obama gets a second term, she resigns as SecState almost immediately and goes into campaign mode almost right off the bat. If the Republican nominee wins, she spends her time until the 2014 midterms gathering supporters and cash, both of which she still has in ample amounts.
Concur with there being no credible challenge to Barry in the Dem Party, for the reasons stated.
Just looking at Hillary, though, I see the woman being plain, flat exhausted. She's on record as saying she's essentially "done" with any attempt for the presidency and I believe that. (Trust me, there's not much that Hillary utters that's remotely the truth, but for some strange reason, I think she's on the level with this one.)
That said, until
this kind of of fist-pumping comes along. Methinks Hillary just might find the energy to tell Barry to pound sand, that she's tired of being his gofer.
When Moonbat and Repub alike both are saying that Hillary would've been a better prez, well, there's not a lot Barry can do about that, is there?
