Hill-arious

(Taken from THIS website)

At the risk of being painted as a woman hating white southern male, I will go ahead and say this: The idea of Hillary Clinton running for President in 2012 against the incumbent in her own party is simply hilarious.

The idea that she could win, is even funnier.

Listen, I think women tend to be better leaders than men. Female CEO's have had great success in the business world, and women like Hillary and Condoleezza Rice have also fared well in the political realm. It is not an issue of competency, but rather ability.

Donkeys

The Democrats simply cannot afford to let someone run against their incumbent (assuming Obama runs for a second term), especially after losing a number of seats in the fall 2010 elections. They would seem disorganized, disaffected, and their base of followers would become disenfranchised. Essentially, the party would become dismembered.

Now, if it is 2016 that we are talking about, then Hillary might have a shot. But the same thing that did in McCain might kill Hillary, age. Hillary will almost be 70 years old by the time she would take office, and that is a little past acceptability for the American public. Best case scenario for Hillary: Joe Biden retires, Hillary becomes Vice President, and she gets to call the shots for four years.

Elephants

I think there is some danger for the Republicans if Hillary decides to run. Mainly, it kills Sarah Palin. The only hope Palin ever had was if she got the female vote of the country, along with the Republican base. But if Hillary runs, a more experienced, more intelligent, and more financially viable candidate, Sarah wont stand a chance. I'm not totally sure that the republicans even want Sarah to run, but if that is indeed their plan, Hillary would most certainly derail it.

Overall, things aren't going well for Obama. If, and I think this is unlikely, Obama decides not to run in 2012, and Hillary is willing, there is NO doubt in my mind the Democratic party will immediately come to her side to support her, and she will be the runaway favorite. And like I said, that is disastrous for Republicans. This would mean essentially 8 years of a Democratic President, with the option to extend for four more. And incumbents rarely lost Presidential elections, so things wouldn't look to good.

But, alas, I think we are starting to get ahead of ourselves.