Hillary in 2012? Pete du Pont, a former Delaware governor and 1988 long-shot Presidential candidate, published an editorial in the Wall Street Journal today that lays out the case for a Hilliary Clinton presidential campaign in 2012.
It’s not clear if du Pont’s piece is wishful thinking on the part of a Republican or if he honestly believes that Clinton would be a significantly better candidate than President Obama. Either way, what he’s saying does make some political sense. If the President’s party is swamped in the mid-term elections, I would assume some Democrat will give serious consideration to challenging Obama in the primaries. Clinton would certainly be the strongest of those possible challengers, but it’s very hard to imagine her actually attempting to knock-off a sitting President.
I think du Pont’s alternative scenario makes a lot of sense. After laying out all the reasons Hillary would be a strong candidate, du Pont notes: “All this must be obvious to the inner circle of the current president’s administration. So what is he to do? That’s pretty simple–just add his secretary of state to the 2012 ticket as his new running mate.”
Joe Biden isn’t looking like he’s adding much to the ticket these days.
Who is Herman Cain? The name sounded very familiar when Darcy Richardson forwarded me a recent story about him considering a presidential bid, but it took a couple of seconds for it to click.
Herman Cain, for those of you who weren’t following Peach State politics in 2004, is an African-American Republican who unsuccessfully sought a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. He lost the primary to then-Congressman Johnny Isakson. Cain is a talk radio host in Atlanta, the former chief executive of the Godfather’s Pizza chain and a cancer survivor. As PoliticsDaily columnist Matt Lewis notes, “Herman Cain may be Michael Steele without the baggage.”
The column is an excellent read.
Also, click here to check out the Draft Cain website that prompted it.
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