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Given the nuances of contemporary politics, there was a time I would have liked to see Hillary Clinton run. However, I think that whatever small window existed for this possibility is now closed. Had she risked sporting the infamous "flip-flop" label and admitted that this illegal invasion/occupation was a mistake, I probably could have accepted that. Anything now is too-little-too-late.
And whether or not the 2000 and 2004 elections were "stolen" is water under the bridge. But the narrative after these travesties should have been about election reform, and not about reaching out to red-staters and the "morality" of the Christian right. Hillary and Company (i.e. the DNC and the DLC) have done very little as leaders to accomplish anything of what should be an opposition party.
As an ardent Dennis Kucinich supporter in 2003, my first choice is Russ Feingold. I honestly don't think that he carries the same baggage as Kucinich, and perhaps Howard Dean, and I believe that we have probably learned many lessons from those campaigns that can help a candidate like Feingold.
At the risk of seeming as stoogy as George W. Bush, I frankly could care less about pollsters, pundits, and pajama bloggers. I prefer to contribute to someone who speaks to issues. If confronted with a candidate inclined to steal elections, and/or a public willing to compromise issues for that and less, then the people get what they deserve and things will have to get much, much worse.
Frankly, we've seen very pessimistic scenarios concerning the future of this country on the very pages of Salon. My view is to let the chips fall where they may. But I'd rather do it with some integrity left. And Hillary Clinton is unfortunately not part of that left.
