Who would you like to see nominated from your party?

[kashifsakhan]

This is a two part question for supporters of all parties.

• Who do you want to see your party nominate for president in 2016?
• Who do you think your party will nominate for president in 2016?

I'm going to give my answer (with explanation) after a few people have posted on here.

[kashifsakhan]

Okay, before I begin I'd just like to state that I don't think the Democrats will be able to win the election in 2016. There's been far to much anti-Obama/anti-Democrat/anti-liberal rhetoric from the conservatives these last 5 years. I don't think Democrats are liberals by any stretch of the imagination, but that won't matter come election time. I also feel this rhetoric will only get stronger after the 2014 mid terms.

That said, here's what I think will happen (presuming the GOP will win the general election):

Who I want the party to nominate: Joe Biden
Biden's the next in line for the nomination, and if the Democrats aren't going to win the election, they might as well nominate someone just so they can "have the go they deserve" because of their service to the party and country (e.g. John McCain in 2008, or Bob Dole in 1996)

Who I think the party will nominate: Hillary Clinton
I think its a mistake to nominate a strong candidate like Hillary in a year when you're not going to win. However, for many reasons (some of which have been mentioned by earlier posters) I think the Democrats will let Hilary have a go.

I also want to point out that I realize Hillary may never get a chance to run again if she doesn't run in 2016.
The first reason being, between her last run in 2008 and the election of 2020, there will be many more Democrats who will have gained enough fame/experience to challenge her for the nomination of presidential candidate.
The second reason is simply that age is not on her side. By 2016, Hillary will be 69 - roughly eight or nine months younger than Reagan was when he became president. By 2020, Hillary will be 73 - a year older than John McCain was when he ran for president in 2008.