15 Hillary Clinton

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 Only shades of difference distinguish the platforms of the top contenders for the

Democratic Presidential nomination, but Hillary Clinton stands out in one respect:

 she's the only candidate seeking a return to the White House.

 If Clinton is elected the country's first woman president in November 2008, she

will add another first to her already long list of accomplishments. Indeed, Clinton was the first student to speak at Wellesley College's commencement, the first female partner at Arkansas's prestigious Rose Law firm, the first First Lady to hold a post-graduate degree, the first former First Lady to hold a seat in the U.S. senate, and the first former First Lady to run for president. In the months leading up to the primaries, Clinton consistently polled ahead of the other Democratic candidates and beat them in the fundraising race.

 Many Democrats, however, fear that Clinton cannot win a general election. Clinton, once a darling of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, has moved to the center during her tenure in the Senate, but she remains a deeply polarizing figure.

 It's fair to assume that with Clinton as the nominee, the general election would be among the most bruising in memory.

 In 1993 President Clinton appointed his wife the leader of his Task Force on National

Health Care Reform. While her ambition, thoroughness, and methodology were widely

praised, her plan to reform the $800 billion industry screeched to a halt amid criticism

that it was unrealistic as well as idealistic.  In fact, Clinton's entire tenure as First Lady

was a rollercoaster ride, with the obvious marital problems, the health-care reform

fiasco, and widespread criticism from both liberal feminists and conservatives. 

 Feminists chided her for her stand-by- your-man reaction to her husband's infidelities; conservatives, perhaps intimidated by her intelligence and independence, criticized her hands-on role as co-President.

 Hillary added fuel to the fire when she blamed the President's mounting troubles on

a "vast right-wing conspiracy." The co-President issue may very well come up again if Hillary Clinton is elected in 2008, but she will not bear the brunt of the criticism.

 Instead that will fall on her husband-the First Gentleman, the First Spouse, or some other name yet to be determined.

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