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Dems' hunt for 'Trump slayer' may lead to Hillary comeback, says Michael Goodwin: 'She's a fundraising machine'

'She’s hardly my cup of tea but for all her problems, including doubts about her physical stamina, has a true following and could hit the ground running'
UPDATED MAR 19, 2020
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While the once-sprawling Democratic field of presidential candidates has finally come down to a mano-a-mano duel, many in the party are breathing a sigh of relief following months of confusion.  

Moreover, the feeling is only heightened after the shocking takeover of former Vice President Joe Biden as the front-runner for the nomination.

However, it is doubtful whether he has a real shot at beating President Trump, taking the Senate, and holding the House.

"Count me as skeptical. Instead of a smooth ride, it’s more likely that the Dems’ desperate search for a Trump slayer will hit more turbulence and an alternative to Biden still could be necessary," writes Michael Goodwin in an op-ed for the New York Post.

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event on March 2, 2020, in Dallas, Texas
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According to him, there is one candidate already waiting in the shadows for an invitation to fill in — former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 

"The widespread belief that the former veep is ready and able to go the distance strikes me as wishful thinking at best," Goodwin writes. "It is suspect because it is so sudden and reflects a complete reversal of the sentiment about him less than two weeks ago."

The political columnist said that Biden was "toast" if he hadn't won big in the February 29 South Carolina primary, especially after embarrassing performances in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada, where he placed fourth, fifth and a distant second, respectively.

"The political obituaries were already written and blamed his demise largely on the notion that his party had left him behind," Goodwin noted. "Then there were his brain freezes and frequent bouts of oddball references, as in 'make sure you have the record player on at night.'" "The kindest commentaries held that old Joe had lost a step," he added.

But then Biden surprised us all with a well-timed blowout victory in South Carolina, racking up nearly half the total vote and garnering strong support from the black community.

“We’re alive!” the former VP joyously declared, but does he have a realistic chance against the Republican juggernaut waiting on the other side?

Democrats cannot avoid questions about Biden's capability of being president. Come July, the party will be forced to consider alternatives to take the nomination if he reverts.

"Otherwise, Sanders would get the crown, and I don’t believe Dem leaders will let that happen," according to Goodwin. "They realize he would be an Electoral College disaster and cost them their gravy train of power, patronage, and donors."

At a point when the supposed moderate candidates — Buttigieg, Klobuchar, and Bloomberg — have been rejected by primary voters outright, adding the fact that Warren finished third in her home state of Massachusetts, the best backup plan for the party is Clinton, Goodwin says.

"She’s hardly my cup of tea but for all her problems, including doubts about her physical stamina, she is a fundraising machine, has a true following and could hit the ground running," he opines. "And, in case you hadn’t noticed, she’s advertising her availability."

"Hillary" — the former first lady's eponymous Hulu documentary — was released during the height of the primary season on Friday. According to Goodwin, this is "surely no coincidence" considering the "broad promotion, stories, reviews and interviews with her" which made it "a massive and slick selling job."

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the TIME 100 Summit on April 23, 2019, in New York City  (Getty Images)

The four-hour biopic appears to be another one of Clinton's "airbrushed memoirs," he writes, noting how reviews claim it "tries to inject dashes of glamour and cultural gravitas about feminism into what is essentially a loser’s story." Furthermore, she also used the film to stick knives into both Trump and Sanders.

Besides, it's impossible to miss the timing of the documentary's release.

"All the party has to do is call. Her bag is packed," according to Goodwin. After all, Hillary still believes she "didn't really lose the 2016 election," Goodwin claims. She still maintains Trump conspired with the Russians to deprive her "of her civil right to be president."

"Anything else is just a Republican talking point and part of the vast right-wing conspiracy," he adds.

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