New calls for Hillary to save the Democratic Party

More and more folks are calling on Hillary Clinton to run in the 2012 election.  The most recent pronouncement comes from Patrick Caddell and Douglas Schoen at The Wall Street Journal.  They wrote an op-ed piece today essentially asking President Obama to step aside and allow Secretary Clinton to run as the Democratic nominee.  The reasons presented in the piece are nothing new, but Mr. Caddell and Mr. Schoen are both influential opinion makers in progressive circles, therefore their ideas will be taken seriously.  Add to the fervor the recent polling that showed Clinton performing significantly better than Obama in hypothetical match ups against all the declared Republican candidates.  

Personally, I don't know if it's a good or bad idea.  I am a big fan of both Mr. Caddell and Mr. Schoen, but I am uncertain in regards to the wisdom of such a move, regardless of the political upside.  

Read their Op-Ed Piece for yourself, and see what you think.

Op-Ed: The Hillary Moment