She's Al Gore Part II if she runs. We're (and by this I mean Democrats) just going to give it to her. I do think she'll be an effective leader. We might be years removed from her crusade for healthcare reform as First Lady, but I feel she's still progressive at heart.
One big difference: she will have the Obama campaign behind her. Expect a beat-the-cheat strategy that allows multiple ways of winning so that the election does not boil down to what results some governor wants. Such was the difference between a Gore loss and an Obama win. Gore should have gone for some other state (Nevada, New Hampshire, or Ohio) in addition to Florida to hedge his chances.
Gore tried hard for New Hampshire and Ohio. He began running ads in Ohio criticizing Bush's gun stance and the Gore campaign found out it hurt him among Ohio women voters.
