it ain't wild fantasy that she's got the most name recognition, she's raised the most money, she's the smartest politician out there (from either side), she has the most ambition and will, and she has the most favors and markers put aside within the DNC party bigwigs.

the Ds need someone who can win. if it comes down to yet another whitebread southern governor nobody heard of or Hillary, who do you chose?

yeah, I choose him.

good luck. i just get the sense that when hillary clinton has her mind made up, nobody and nothing will stop her from achieving it.

i'm stumped with all of you who think this is some kind of GOP disinformation plot. what possible influence would that have on who the Ds choose as their candidate? what purpose does it serve? it doesn't change minds.

this is just the standard political inside baseball talk that is done before a presidential election. nothing more, not some evil rovian plot.

and, frankly, you have to admit it's an honest one--she's got the most name recognition, money, infrastructure and ambition. it it were warner or someone else who had the same pluses, we'd be talking about him as the front-runner

You are a partisan Republican which makes your opinion extremely biased.

well, no shiat, lieutenant commander obvious. does that mean my assessment of her positives are wrong?

Pretty much because you believe all the crap that the GOP spews.

*post O RLY? owl here*

The only people that think she is running are partisan Republicans.

and her supporters and campaign workers and allies in the DNC and allied organizations and the folks in the article and tons of others who respond to the positive in a poll.

just because you say it's some GOP talking point and repeat that loud enough and often enough doesn't make it the truth. what are you so worried about? we're just talking candidates for 2008. calm down

And when did you sell your soul and logic to the Republican party? Did you get a good price for it?

why are you so intolerant? can't someone have an opinion or philosophy or affiliation that differs from yours? or must we all be the sheep of your particular shepherd?

how do you know the inside baseball talk if you're so partisan?

because i'm interested in politics. it's easy to follow the trends and talk from both sides of the aisle because DC leaks like a sieve

Why the hell do you treat politics like it's a team sport?

because party politics exists to allow persons with similar viewpoints govern a nation. that involves elections. elections require a winner. winning requires taking actions that allow you to win.

he's speaking about your particular insistance that this piece of 'news' is true

ok, listen. i'm not saying hillary will be your candidate. i'm just observing in which areas she is leading. see my post above. is it heresy to observe the basic facts that she has raised a lot of money, is keeping a high profile in potential election hot spots like iowa, and is a woman with a record of ambition?