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Hillaryland is ready for Romney.

Advisers to Hillary Clinton said the former secretary of state has a better shot of winning the White House in a race against former Mitt Romney than she does against Jeb Bush.

Clinton confidants and other Democrats said in interviews that they view Romney as the weaker Republican opponent in a general election, unlikely to get a second chance from the key swing group of independents who made up their minds about him just two years ago.

I would like to run against Mitt Romney in every election forever, said former Obama staffer Tommy Vietor, who also worked on Clintons book tour last summer.

Clinton advisers said Romney has proven he lacks the ability to relate to voters and comes across as out of touch.

Wed be much more concerned about Bush, said one Clinton confidant. When you have Romney against Clinton, you cant really make the argument that its time to move on. Youve got two people who have run before.

Bush, the former Florida governor, also has a geographic advantage, insiders said.

One has to assume Bush will win Florida, said a longtime Clinton adviser. If youre looking at the world through 270 electoral votes, thats a major state in the electoral count (29 votes).

Both Republican candidates are expected to try to appeal to the center of their party and that might be easier for Bush to pull off.

People will argue that Bush has matured, said the longtime Clinton adviser. With Romney, theres less of an argument that he matured than that he flipped in 12 and that hes flopping back in 16. Id rather have Romney than Bush.

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