Is Hillary getting overexposed?

[dmmidmi]

I think so.

It comes with benefits and drawbacks.

There is less room for plausible Democratic candidates to get attention.

But she is seen as a partisan figure, a senator turned cabinet member rather than an Eisenhower. That's problematic in a general election.

And her unforced errors might have the O'Malleys and Bidens of the world thinking they have a shot.

Agreed. Partisan figures are NEVER elected President. Nearly every President ever elected has an Eisenhower-esque background and it really unique circumstances for someone who has held a political office before to be elected President.

It depends on the goal posts.

I think Hillary Clinton has a good chance of being the next President. She also has a good chance of losing an election (be it a primary or the general) to the next President in a race where she's one partisan officeholder out of several.

Every single president we've had since Eisenhower has been a partisan office holder.

[dmmidmi]

I think so.

It comes with benefits and drawbacks.

There is less room for plausible Democratic candidates to get attention.

But she is seen as a partisan figure, a senator turned cabinet member rather than an Eisenhower. That's problematic in a general election.

And her unforced errors might have the O'Malleys and Bidens of the world thinking they have a shot.

Agreed. Partisan figures are NEVER elected President. Nearly every President ever elected has an Eisenhower-esque background and it really unique circumstances for someone who has held a political office before to be elected President.

It depends on the goal posts.

I think Hillary Clinton has a good chance of being the next President. She also has a good chance of losing an election (be it a primary or the general) to the next President in a race where she's one partisan officeholder out of several.

Every single president we've had since Eisenhower has been a partisan office holder.

Exactly. That's why Mister Mets' concern that Hillary could lose because she's a partisan office holder rather than an office holder makes literally no sense.

Would a member of Congress or political appointee be as strong as an Army general?

We don't even have to speculate about this--we already know the answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries,_2004