My wife and I are both registered Republicans and have been arguing about Hillary’s run for some time now. I should point out that when it comes to pragmatic analysis of things like this she is usually more on target than I am. Here are some of the points she made after I told her that W beating HRC would be a cakewalk.
1. Barring Fox and MSNBC the rest of the televised and most of the print media loves her.
2. For a challenger, unseating an incumbent usually involves overpowering the American voter’s general dislike of change and uncertainty. In many respects, Hillary is already perceived by many (if not officially holding the title POTUS) of having not only White House experience but presidential decision making experience.
3. A president holding office has been through the fire of scrutiny and during second term elections is typically only accountable for the decisions of his first term. The challenger is the one who has to needs to overcome all the skeleton’s in his/her closet. In Hillary’s case, not only are all those horrible skeletons already known but the media and most Americans have made it perfectly clear that they do not care.
4. The Dem’s will pick on the deficit spending/tax cut issue as well as the lack of closure (liberal term) with WMD’s, OBL, and Saddam.
5. When she announces this run she will say that she was unable to stay on the sidelines and had to step forward and save the party. She will abdicate her throne in the Senate and even if she loses this one, will be spared the possibility of not retaining her seat in the next election and is in no way compromised in an additional 2008 presidential run.
My wife has also informed me that I am a poor barometer of the nations attitude and am too mired in FR, FOX, conservative talk radio, and surrounding myself with conservative friends to objectively decide if Hillary would stand a chance.
As she aptly put it “Never underestimate what that evil bitch is capable of. Remember, Hitler was popular too.”
You're a lucky guy, that wife of yours is certainly an able student of history!