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Hillary Rodham Clinton's nomination has always appeared to be an inevitability, so much so that Democrats have all but ignored the controversies over her travel expenses, her family's foundation, big checks from foreign governments, and a team that appears slow to respond to it all.

When it came to "Hillary for 2016," the question was always "when," not "if."

But politics is full of surprises- like a particularly ill-timed e-mail scandal that has some Democrats wringing their hands at the possibility, however slim, that Mrs. Clinton may be forced to drop out of the race.

Now reverberating across the political blogosphere is this question: What if Hillary doesn't run?

"Chaos," writes The New York Times's David Leonhardt.

"For Clinton to pass on the race ... would be absolutely disastrous for her party's chances of holding onto the White House next November," writes The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake.

And while, bombshell revelation notwithstanding, it's unlikely Clinton will drop out, the possibility has reignited the search for a Plan B within the Democratic Party.

As Larry Hogden, the Democratic chairman in Iowas Cedar County, told Politico, It adds more reason to get other people involved in this process, to make sure we have other strong, good candidates running. Because, who knows? She could implode totally.

The only problem? Clinton has been the presumptive nominee for so long, there is no Plan B.

Let's walk through a few options:

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