[Scott from the Left Coast]

A plausible theory and highly interesting...particularly the Gore portion. I don't see her losing to any of the announced Democrat candidates, she has too strong a plurality within the party. Gore is another matter altogether. For one, he can match her in celebrity (if not in novelty).

At the end of the day though, I still think it highly likely she will be the next president due to her celebrity, the novelty of a woman president and the high level of Bush-hate creating a weariness in the voters and a desire for "change." (But I have a skewed, low, opinion of American voters generally).

Of course, that depends a great deal on whether the Republicans can unite behind a successor candidate, and that candidate is one that can match her celebrity and talk and campaign circles around her. If that happens, because this election will be very close, like 2000, then the Republicans could hold the White House in what will appear a great upset.

[Badeye]

‘Of course, that depends a great deal on whether the Republicans can unite behind a successor candidate, and that candidate is one that can match her celebrity and talk and campaign circles around her. If that happens, because this election will be very close, like 2000, then the Republicans could hold the White House in what will appear a great upset.’

Thats about where I’m at right now as well.