Flash poll: If Hillary goes down, who gets the nomination?

[SillyAmerican]

Joe, although Bernard actually should.

Just to be clear, I would prefer Joe to Bernard, but he didn't get a single primary vote.

Agreed.

[SillyAmerican]

Joe, although Bernard actually should.

Just to be clear, I would prefer Joe to Bernard, but he didn't get a single primary vote.

Agree with this.

She is not going to be indicted and go to trial and have a verdict in the span of 4 months, so the thread question is pretty moot, IMO.

The Feds have a 98% conviction rate. An indictment is as good as a conviction as far as politics and public optics are concerned. The party would not let her take them down with her, even if she is a Clinton.

It would be devastating for the Democratic Party if Hillary were merely indicted.  She'd be removed as the nominee, by hook or by crook, and if it were before the convention, I believe Sanders would be the nominee.  In truth, I view Sanders as being no less acceptable to the Democratic Establishment than I do Trump being acceptable to the GOP Establishment, but there have been so many polls putting Sanders ahead of Trump at a greater level than Clinton, so it's hard for me to see the "electability" issue allowing the Democrats to airlift a new candidate into the mix.

So wouldn't that be icing on the cake? Both parties having to endure the non-establishment candidate that their bases have selected. In a strange way, that would be a perfect conclusion to the nomination process, right?