I never thought I’d be drawing a comparison between Hillary Clinton and Richard Nixon, but this whole questiongate thing is so strange.

As someone who thinks one of Sen. Clinton’s opponents — and not one of the so-called “frontrunners” — would make a far better president than she would, it’s hard to admit that at times, it has appeared that she has had this nomination locked up. This notion is absurd, of course, when you really look at all of the candidates and who has what experience and… well…

But this post is about her. And Dick. I’m too young to remember this firsthand, but from what I know, President Nixon was expected to win his reelection in a landslide without the shenanigans that made “-gate” a household suffix. And then we all know what happened after that.

OK, maybe the comparison isn’t everything I’ve made it out to be. Hillary Clinton’s campaign has been declining for a while now. It’s a little early for desperation to set in, but politics is a very strange game — and it’s never played mistake-free.

As for the “lock” on the nomination — this was being talked about at least a year and a half before anybody else had their hat ready to throw into the ring. It’s very exciting to think that America is ready for a woman to be president. But now the voters are really weighing their options and thinking about what’s really important.

We have a long way to go before any of this is decided. There is plenty of time before anybody needs to start worrying. Even me. :)