It is not so much Clinton Vs. Obama politics that puzzles me as much as the clear lack of leadership material to fill the Presidential pipeline. Both are weak Senators without much in terms of achievement. For a national party with as much advantage that Democrats have this year in taking WH, there is no strong governor with a record or a Senator with some gravitas.
The situation is not much better among Republicans either. A fairly strong Senator but much despised by large sections of his own party makes for a poor showing for a national leader. The others who were governors just couldn’t light a fire.
All points to a difficult problem: in a time of serious national crisis, there is just no leadership available to calm the citizenry.
