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After Bush, Americans are likely to be damn sick and tired of dividers and deciders and firebrands and name callers and the whole lot of them. By running on a platform of reconcillation and restoration, Hillary may very well win the whole thing in a walk.
That doesn't mean the end of liberal ideals at all. A Clinton victory would mean a great opportunity for the left, if they would only take it. Moderates can be moved, if they can find support. If, however, the left decides to take their ball and go home (as they pretty much did under Bill Clinton) then the moderates will be once again forced to take their support from the center and from the right of center.
Hillary Clinton presents a great opportunity for the left to grow up, a sort of do-over for the Clinton administration. That's her appeal and it's undeniable.
