Yes.
Chris Matthews: With Obama out, that probably means Hillary gets the nomination.
Most people do seem to conclude that
Hillary Clinton will end up with the nomination. Her money gave her a huge advantage anyway, and with Obama out, who would've garnered the votes of the vast majority of African-Americans and has more charisma in his pinky than most of the other people in the field do in their whole bodies, her path looks easier.
But is it? Daily Kos, a well-known progressive blog, are conducting a "Draft Gore" campaign to solve the race.
John Edwards is still in it to win it, and he appears to be running to the left of Hillary. That could allow him to gain a lot of Obama's potential supporters and knock off Hillary. And there are still governors who are more electable than Hillary, such as
Tom Vilsack and
Bill Richardson, who can get an upset if Bush starts to improve. The others, such as
Wesley Clark,
Chris Dodd and
Joe Biden are less likely to gain the nomination, and lack appeal to break out of the field.
Some moderate Dems are also trying to convince people such as
Mark Warner,
Evan Bayh, along with some surprises, such as
Brian Schweitzer,
Harold Ford,
Tom Daschele,
Brad Henry and
Tom Carper. However, it is doubtful how many of interested, how electable they are (Daschele and Ford lost their bids for Senate seats), and whether they can win. In particular, Bayh took a look at the race and decided against it, and Warner appears to be gunning for John Warner's Senate seat when he retires.
With that said, the doubts about HRC are quite large, as some Dems don't think she's liberal enough, and seems intent to go with the flavour of America, and others feel she in unelectable. Nevertheless, she is the likely candidate.
The 44th President of the United States?
