The Democrats are in trouble, serious trouble. Hillary is their Might Casey at bat. They don’t have a deep bench, and most of that is because both the Clintons and the Obama people have gathered their supporters into their own camps and razed anyone who tries to stand on their own.
The Obama camp tried to push Elizabeth Warren, but she didn’t even gain traction in the Democrat Party as a whole. The Clinton people were thrilled about that as it meant Hillary would coast to the nomination.
But Hillary is looking worse and worse with each passing week and when she is losing ground to a self-proclaimed and proud socialist, you know there is panic in the upper echelon. They simply don’t have anyone else to put forward.
The number one power to get the nomination is the air of inevitability. If you can convince the party voters your candidate will win no matter what they do, you have won 90% of the fight.
The Republican leadership tried that with Bush, and the Democrats are trying that with Hillary. I predict both of those hand-picked names will be out of the race by Jan 1st of next year.
I wouldn't count Fauxchahontas out yet ...