we can't have a progressive candidate when there is no progressive movement that extends beyond the
world of progressive activist. Yes Hilary is a corporate-militarist-DLC type centrist. But the vast majority of Americans - even Democrats - even self-identified liberal or progressive Democrats don't know that. For every American who thinks Hilary is far to the right - I can guarantee you that there are three who think she is far to the left and half of them think she is probably a calculatedly evil Marxist-Lesbian with an agenda to impose her anti-Christian secular socialist order - under Sharia Law. That is the unfortunate reality of where the American body politic is at these days. More Americans - a lot more think those corporate-militarist-DLC type centrist are really Marxist in disguise than think they are far to the right.
If we want to run and elect a progressive Presidential candidate - we first have to have a progressive movement - - Not just a world of core left-wing activist - but a movement that gets ordinary people thinking about a progressive agenda.
If Hillary runs - she will pretty much clear the field - which does open a space for a progressive alternative candidate to raise the moral flag during the primaries and at the convention. I doubt that Sen. Warren would run if Hilary is in the race. I suspect she is not one to enter a race that she doesn't think she has a very good chance of winning. I don't think it is very likely that such a progressive alternative dark horse candidate of the left - will likely win the nomination in 2016 - presuming Hilary runs - But, finding this progressive alternative dark horse candidate of the left can be a giant and necessary stepping stone in building a national progressive movement that extends beyond the boundaries of activist and true believers.
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