One year ago, Howard Dean, the former Democratic presidential contender and avatar of progressive sentiment, sat in a hotel lobby at the annual Netroots Nation conference in San Jose and held forth on Hillary Clinton's White House chances in 2016. Dean made news. Clinton "will not get a pass" in the 2016 Democratic primaries if she decides to run again, Dean said, an early warning shot from the left against the party establishment's anointed front-runner. Dean said he might make a repeat White House bid of his own, promising to agitate "other politicians" in the race on issues precious to liberals.
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"I am a huge Hillary Clinton fan," former Vermont governor and DNC chairman says
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Handicapping 2016 GOP field, Dean says Clinton would "mop the floor" with Rand Paul
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Dean says anyone who runs against Clinton will have an "uphill climb"
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