There's no doubting that Ms Rice is smart - but at the moment she seems to be more "Ivy League boffin" smart rather than "electoral politics" smart.
She's seen as part of Team Bush but that doesn't necessarily translate to popularity in her own right, and Team Bush may have its own baggage. Still it's hard to tell five years beforehand how her image will change.
As for Ms Clinton, Americans seem to have "issues" with the Clintons that us foreigners don't really understand, so I don't know what to suggest.
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