not necessarilly a shoo-in, but she is the heavy favorite in the upcoming 2008 Democratic primaries and caucuses. the fact of the matter is, she faces two potentially strong challengers from both wings of the Democratic Party -Indiana Sen. Evan Baye from the established, centrist, corporatist, DLC wing; and Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold from the insurgent, more liberal, populist, DFA/PDA wing. in any case, i do not see any governors who look as if they have a very strong chance of actually seriously contesting the nomination with either of these three heavy-weights, though Mark Warner has been mentioned as being the most likely of all the governors considering vying for the nomination. but, he has none of Bill Clinton's charisma or people-skills that enabled him to win the presidency in 1992 and keep it in 1996. he therefore will not be the incarnation of Bubba, and hence, not a serious contender.
This is a tangent, but corporatist is a long-standing word with its own political and philosophical tradition. It is not capitalist or business-oriented, and actually stems from Mussolini. It is popular in Scandinavian and Latin American countries. It's a method of controlling and incorporating various elements of society and their interactions with government and policy. Instead of the American system of free interest groups that try to lobby the public, legislators or bureaucrats by whatever legal means available, corporatism uses a special government liaision to centralize the process. All of the environmental-related groups would work with one government agency, while the safety-, industry- or crime-related groups would work with their own government agencies (as an example). In this way, the groups are licensed and managed.
It's not about business. Maybe instead of saying 'corporatist' like an ideology or philosophy you should say 'business-friendly' or c'orporation-friendly.'
