Potential and Declared Democratic Presidential Candidates
From the outset, conventional wisdom and media
attention
focused to a huge degree on former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton;
in terms of name ID, establishment
support and fundraising clout she was a seemingly
prohibitive
favorite. The "inevitable Hillary" scenario severely dampened
activity by other potential Democrats in 2013-14. Nonetheless,
several competitors emerged to challenge Clinton. Sen. Bernie
Sanders has
mounted a strong effort, while former Gov. Martin O'Malley's campaign
failed to gain traction.