This kind of bites. He was the only centrist leaning Democrat that had publicly declared he was seriously exploring the idea. That leaves only whackos back in the mix.

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President George W. Bush, 8-5-2004

Carolina Politics Online

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good luck to them as any far left leaning varmint, see: hillary will be exposed for what they are.

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Obama-e fungis nati homines....

Anyone who thinks Hillary is 'Left' does not either know Hillary or 'Left'.

Hillary is a Lefty in Centrist's clothing ...

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- Jerry Seinfeld

No,

Hilllary is a corporate Dem who draws her strength from the DLC, and lots of PAC $$, of course.

Hillary - just like her husband - is "republican lite".

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Only a full blown Communist could consider Hillary a Republican lite.

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President George W. Bush, 8-5-2004

Carolina Politics Online

THIS IS REAL HOPE AND CHANGE!

Only a full blown neocon would consider Hillary a Liberal Extremist.

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Is our children learning? -George W. Bush

"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

Sorry to disappoint but I haven't even pretended to believe in communism since I was in my early twenties. And even then it was only because there was this girl . . . . well, you know, those socialist babes are really hot. I would have even believed in creationism if she did.

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The most important political office is that of private citizen.
Louis D. Brandeis - First Jewish Supreme Court Justice

In the NeoCon view, Progressives are 'Communists', simply because they do not understand either movement, and the term 'communist' still inspires some fear.

From what I've seen anything to the left of "slightly conservative" is communist.

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Is our children learning? -George W. Bush

"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

Back during the Nixon Prez campaign of 1972 (the one managed by CREEP that produced WaterGate), the basic rule was established:
Paint your opponent as so far Left that you can move very far Right.

In the case of McGovern, CREEP (Committee to Re-Elect The President) used various techniques including hiring guys with scraggly beards and long hair ('Hippy Freaks') to jam into camera shots everytime McGovern was televised.

So, for fascism nothing much has changed- tactics-wise .

We almost need to post a new poll of likely candidates that people might vote for. Just a little while ago it was conceivable that Al Gore, Bill Frist, Evan Bayh and Mark Warner were all likely candidates, but they've all said they won't run in '08. Right now it kind of looks like Obama and Clinton for the Dems and McCain and Giuliani for the Republicans.