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Karl Rove isn't backing down on his comments about Hillary Clinton's health, rousing Democratic push-back. Will voters grow weary of front-runner Clinton this far ahead of the next presidential election?

Its political light years until we know who the major party candidates will be in the 2016 presidential election.

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But we know who they are today: Karl Rove vs. Hillary Clinton.

Clinton beats all comers Republican or Democrat in every mock election. Rove today is the major GOP surrogate for the Republican Party attack on the politically formidable former first lady, US Senator, and Secretary of State.

Its crazy, of course.

Clinton may well decide not to run. Shes known the pain of losing, as she did to Barack Obama in 2008 not just the end result, but the way-too-long and bruising gantlet of party primaries and caucuses. As a certified senior citizen, she may be perfectly content to dote on grandchildren one is on the way and continue writing books like the memoir Hard Choices out next month.

But like her husband, Clinton seems unlikely to retire from the political advocacy and action shes known since her student days at Wellesley and Yale.

So with Mr. Rove in the lead, Republicans are doing everything they can to discredit her professionally while raising personal questions regarding her competency and fitness.

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