What advantage does Hitlary have over Mcain or Powell, and even Frist?
NONE.
She would have women excited, however, the folks in RED STATES have shown that even after 1 year of bad media and every dirty trick thrown at them, Libs could NOT fake them out.
They know Hitlary represents what they abhor and she is at least 100 times further into those values than F'ing ever was.
Add to that her history of corruption that EVERYONE is aware of and has NOT forgotten.
Mcain has been raised to iconic levels by Media (even though their goal is to use him to hurt GOP). However, they would look like even bigger hyporcties if they try to bring him down.
Mcain or Powell or Frist would NOT lose to Hitlary.
The big question is, if the candidate, whoever they are, has the gonads to attack her on these issues. Her being a woman, "new tone", yadda yadda yadda, this may not happen.