Eugene Robinson: Democratic race looking one-sided

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/opinion/eugene-robinson-democratic-race-looking-one-sided/article_82250615-ffe5-5049-96e6-7b849049b3f9.html

POSTED: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 1:00 AM

And now for a look at the Democratic presidential field for 2016 — hey, hold on, where’d everybody go?

All right, at the moment there’s little suspense. Make that no suspense. If Hillary Clinton wants the nomination — and there’s no indication to the contrary — she can have it. Winning the general election is another story, but the Republican Party seems willing to be more of an aid than an impediment.

I’ve been in the minority that believed Clinton had made no final decision about running, but I’m switching to the majority view. If she were going to step aside, party loyalty would dictate she should have done so by now so that other Democratic contenders could begin to assemble campaign teams, court donors and introduce themselves to the nation. Instead, Clinton continues to draw away all the political oxygen.


Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post

In the primaries, she faces just one significant — and familiar — opponent: her own inevitability. This year, however, already differs from the 2008 cycle in important ways.

FULL story at link.

[handmade34]

1. don't know

about the content of the article but that is a darn nice photo of Eugene Robinson!

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. I think Robinson can read the political crystal ball quite well.

I would like to see a real primary, but I have to agree that none of the possible candidates are likely to do much against Clinton.

This time, the only plausible figure who could fill the Obama role — Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — firmly denies she is running. More to the point, she has done nothing to put together a campaign apparatus.

If Clinton somehow falters, one must assume all bets are off. For now, however, Warren seems content to use her standing with the party’s progressive wing to muscle Clinton toward more populist positions on economic issues.

Warren has created for herself a great place to set policy and to pull the Democratic party back towards the left.

[oldandhappy]

3. Wed not have a deep bench this time, but

we have ring side seats for the shoot=out across the isle! And right now is when we need to position people as governors and senators for 2024.