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In reply to the discussion: O'Malley: 'The Presidency of the U.S. Is Not Some Crown to Be Passed Between Two Families' [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)people here immediately started swooning over having Hillary Clinton as the next candidate (or alternatively Joe Biden or John Kerry), that what we most needed was someone new.
Not only is the family dynasty a bad thing, if Hillary Clinton becomes our next President, we will essentially have Bill Clinton's third term happening. Now I happened to have felt that he was a pretty good President, but that was back two decades ago.
We also see the dynasty thing when people start daydreaming over Chelsea Clinton running, or the Obama daughters, as if none of them are capable of having their own independent lives. And remember what a disaster it was when Caroline Kennedy thought she'd try to get the Senate seat in New York? I'm sure she's a perfectly wonderful human being, but her political skills were non-existent.
I know I need to be taking a much closer look at O'Malley. But I'll say this right now: I hope he runs.