Linker sincerely hopes it happens:
[T]he only scenario that promises to deliver a genuine contest and spark a serious, important debate is one that involves an electoral smackdown between Clinton and Rand Paul. That is the presidential match-up America needs.
Let me be clear: I am not a libertarian. It’s very unlikely I will cast a vote for Paul or any other Republican in 2016. I anticipate supporting Clinton in the general election.
But I nonetheless believe that American democracy would benefit from a contest that forces the establishment candidate (Clinton) to defend herself and her positions against a challenger who presents a genuine alternative — and one that confounds at least some of the pieties that have gripped the GOP through the last several election cycles.
The Dish 