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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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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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Senior Democrats are increasingly worried that Hillary Rodham Clinton is not ready to run for president, fearing that the clumsy and insular handling of the nine-day fracas over her private e-mails was a warning sign about the campaign expected to launch next month.

Few Democrats believe that the revelations about her unorthodox e-mail practices as secretary of state are a substantive issue that would damage Clinton with voters, and many said she performed adequately in a Tuesday news conference defending herself.

[ Could the Benghazi committee recover Clintons deleted e-mails? Almost certainly. ]

But in interviews Wednesday with The Washington Post, current and former Democratic officeholders and operatives from across the country raised serious questions about her and her political teams strength and readiness for a 2016 presidential campaign.

Shes tried to put the day of reckoning off, but its come now, and I dont think she can stand another couple of weeks of this without her structure in place, said Jim Hodges, a former governor of South Carolina.

[ Some Democrats are looking for an alternative in 2016 ]

Some Democrats said Clintons initial refusal to provide answers in the growing e-mail controversy smacked of arrogance and a worrisome bunker mentality and that the controversy was a self-inflicted wound.

Had this story been responded to in two or three days instead of in eight days, it would not be as big, said Robert Gibbs, a former White House press secretary under President Obama. They are the ones who put air in this balloon in a way that was not necessary at all. ... Its clear they lack an apparatus. Shes a candidate without a campaign.

A Clinton spokesman did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

[ Absence of 2016 competition raises stakes for Democrats ]

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