Mark Halperin of Bloomberg Politics said Monday that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the Democratic Party’s only shot for winning the White House in 2016.
“She’s their only hope,” Halperin said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” He added that Democrats currently have no other candidates “projecting national leadership.”
Halperin, co-author of the political insider books Game Change and Double Down, said, “Democrats are just betting on her because they have no other choices.”
Clinton is not an officially declared candidate for 2016, but she is widely believed to be a contender and her national approval numbers are typically higher than other Democrats. She has said she will make her decision public on whether to make a second presidential run close to the new year.
For Republicans, the field of would-be candidates is considerably more diverse and has no clear favorite. Included are Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida, as well as governors Scott Walker of Wisconsin, Chris Christie of New Jersey and Mike Pence of Indiana.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and former Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson are also considering bids.
