Do Democrats Need A #39;Plan B #39; For 2016?
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's nomination has always appeared to be an inevitability, so much so that Democrats have all but ignored the controversies over her travel expenses, her family's foundation, big checks from foreign governments, and a team that appears slow to respond to it all.
When it came to "Hillary for 2016," the question was always "when," not "if."
But politics is full of surprises- like a particularly ill-timed e-mail scandal that has some Democrats wringing their hands at the possibility, however slim, that Mrs. Clinton may be forced to drop out of the race.
Now reverberating across the political blogosphere is this question: What if Hillary doesn't run?
"Chaos," writes The New York Times's David Leonhardt.
"For Clinton to pass on the race ... would be absolutely disastrous for her party's chances of holding onto the White House next November," writes The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake.
And while, bombshell revelation notwithstanding, it's unlikely Clinton will drop out, the possibility has reignited the search for a Plan B within the Democratic Party.
As Larry Hogden, the Democratic chairman in Iowas Cedar County, told Politico, It adds more reason to get other people involved in this process, to make sure we have other strong, good candidates running. Because, who knows? She could implode totally.
The only problem? Clinton has been the presumptive nominee for so long, there is no Plan B.
Let's walk through a few options:
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If Hillary Clinton doesn't run, do Democrats have a Plan B?
Hillary Rodham Clinton's nomination has always appeared to be an inevitability, so much so that Democrats have all but ignored the controversies over her travel expenses, her family's foundation, big checks from foreign governments, and a team that appears slow to respond to it all.
When it came to "Hillary for 2016," the question was always "when," not "if."
But politics is full of surprises- like a particularly ill-timed e-mail scandal that has some Democrats wringing their hands at the possibility, however slim, that Mrs. Clinton may be forced to drop out of the race.
Now reverberating across the political blogosphere is this question: What if Hillary doesn't run?
"Chaos," writes The New York Times's David Leonhardt.
"For Clinton to pass on the race ... would be absolutely disastrous for her party's chances of holding onto the White House next November," writes The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake.
And while, bombshell revelation notwithstanding, it's unlikely Clinton will drop out, the possibility has reignited the search for a Plan B within the Democratic Party.
As Larry Hogden, the Democratic chairman in Iowas Cedar County, told Politico, It adds more reason to get other people involved in this process, to make sure we have other strong, good candidates running. Because, who knows? She could implode totally.
The only problem? Clinton has been the presumptive nominee for so long, there is no Plan B.
Let's walk through a few options:
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If Hillary Clinton doesn't run, do Democrats have a Plan B? (+video)
By Emily Cahn Posted at 5 a.m. today
Hagan lost re-election in 2014. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
National Democrats want former Sen. Kay Hagan to mount another bid for Senate in the Tar Heel State. But in case the former senator declines, party officials have started to key in on other potential recruits.
Hagan did not rule out running in a Wednesday interview with a radio station in Boston, where shesserving as a resident fellow at Harvard Universitys Institute of Politics.
You know, Im not saying yes, and Im not saying no, Hagan told WBUR reporter Jeremy Hobson.
Hagan would be a top choice for Democrats to challenge Sen. Richard M. Burr in 2016, when the party mustnet five seats toensure Senate control. Democrats say Haganran a near-perfect campaign in 2014. They chalk up her loss to GOP Sen. Thom Tillisto a bad national environment.
But Democrats are working on a contingency plan if Hagan opts out.
With North Carolinashaping up to be a battleground in the presidential race, and with North Carolina shaping up to have the top gubernatorial race in the nation, its really going to be a fertileplace, and Democratswill have a strong candidate, said Morgan Jackson, a North Carolina Democratic operative.
State Treasurer Janet Cowell ranksamong the partys other recruits for a potential run.
Cowell, the first woman elected treasurer in North Carolina, has ties to the deep-pocketed business community in the state. It could help her raise money in what is likely to be one of the cycles most expensive contests.
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