Hillary a shoo-in for the nomination?

[Frodo]

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 Bayh from the established, centrist, corporation-friendly, 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.