I’ve been thinking about Hillary Clinton and why she’s not dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination for President. The longer she stays in the race, the more divided the Democratic Party remains, making it easier for John McCain to win the general election. She knows this, and surely she knows she can’t possibly win the nomination. I think she’s staying in at this point because she wants Barack Obama to lose in November. If he becomes President then she can’t run again in 2012 and I doubt she’d be elected in 2016.

If Hillary ran in 2016, she’d be 69 years old and would be 73 years old if she ran for a second term in 2020. People already have issues with John McCain’s age, and others have a problem with electing a woman. Combining the two issues would probably not go over well.