With every passing week, one thing becomes ever clearer: Hillary Rodham Clinton is going to be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016.
This past week’s evidence came in the form of two polls — conducted by NBC and Marist College — of Democratic voters in Iowa and New Hampshire. In Iowa, Clinton led Vice President Biden 70 percent to 20 percent. In New Hampshire, Clinton led Biden by 74 percent to 18 percent. (That’s not to pick on Biden; he was the strongest of Clinton’s possible challengers.)
Despite those stratospheric numbers, it’s a near-certainty that Clinton will face some sort — or sorts — of primary opposition. Which begs the question: Why? CONT.
Chris Cillizza, Washington Post