November 2007:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/102799/clinton-sustains-huge-lead-democratic-nomination-race.aspx
Clinton with a 27% lead over Obama in the polls. The problem with polls is that they aren't necessarily projectable a year out. They show a snap shot and people like to turn them into future videos. Polls are a moment in time. I think Hillary loses in the primary personally. Could be wrong, but I have yet to find a Democrat outside of my grandmother who is in love with her. Every democrat I know is basically holding their nose to vote for her. I don't think that is the kind of candidate that wins primary much less an election. I don't care how much money or political clout you have.
Is there a single person on this board that is excited to vote for Hillary as a candidate? The only thing that seems to be exciting about Hillary is that Democrats think she can win, but that is a pretty terrible reason to elect the leader of the free world. Hillary may very well win, I certainly wouldn't feel comfortable projecting anything at this point, but the inevitability angle is extremely flawed, and should be recognized since she was inevitable the last time she ran for President and was handily defeated by a first term senator. She now has more baggage, and I don't think she has gained any useful positives that she could point to over the past 8 years. She basically just has to play more defense. If I were a Democrat I would be worried that outside of Hillary, which no one seems to really like, that we don't seem to have a strong stable of contenders.
Republicans are a mess right now, and my boi Chris Christie is stumbling all over the place (and has probably killed his chances unfortunately), but Hillary is a punching bag if the Democrats actually have a serious primary and not a coronation.