It is my belief, and has been for quite a while, that Hillary will be the candidate, but not necessarily after a primary battle.
Obama may step aside ‘for the good of the party’ and HRC comes to the rescue! As SoS HRC played no part in forcing Obamacare down our throats, she didn’t vote for any stimulus bills, she was not involved in any debt ceiling debates, she cannot be linked to Obama’s DOJ, etc. Her hands are clean!
And she presents an opportunity for the same gullible idiots who couldn’t pass up a chance to be a part of history by voting for the first black president — even if he was a socialist — to once again be a part of history by voting for the first woman president — even if she’s a socialist!
There are some that speculate that this was that plan all along: that HRC stepped aside in 2008, that BO would appoint her SoS (keeping her away from the fallout), that with the help of Blue Dog Dems elected on his coattails BO would force through whatever he could with no concern about the damage, and then he would fall on his sword opening the way for HRC to rescue the party and create another opportunity for an ‘historical’ election.
But a GOP ticket with Palin at the top spoils their party! It guarantees an historical election without requiring people to vote for HRC to achieve it. They have spent three years trying to destroy Sarah. I’ve seen nothing like it in my lifetime. IMO it’s not just that they fear Sarah’s candidacy for who she is and what she represents, it’s also that her candidacy foils their HRC as first female president campaign!