Not only is it highly unlikely to happen, but it would be an election that would make the partisan rhetoric in 2004 look like an elderly ladies’ church social.<\/p>\n
Still, there are so many reasons why Condi v. Hillary in ’08 would be a blast to see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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