Hillary Clinton-can anyone beat her?

It has been made quite clear that for the first time, the candidate to beat is a woman. Former First Lady and Senator, Hillary Clinton has her sights on the White House and it seems that very few can bring her down.

Gaining popularity in straw polls and with an ever growing lead against other Democratic Front-runners Barack Obama and John Edwards , Hillary is following in the footsteps of her popular and very beloved husband, former President Bill Clinton.

On her campaign website, Clinton discusses her major issues; strengthening the middle class, providing affordable and accessible health care, ending the war in Iraq, promoting energy independence and fighting global warming, fulfilling our promises to veterans, supporting parents and caring for children, restoring America's standing in the world, a champion for women, comprehensive government reform, and strengthening our democracy.

Many of her issues are general and far reaching, pitching perhaps not to the far-left liberals but to to the undecided voter. However, will she be able to reach those voters as a female presidential candidate? Although she is the first, she does have quite a bit of experience in Washington politics as the First Lady and also as a Junior Senator from New York.

However, a lot of the things that may turn democratic voters off about her is her no-holds-barred powerful stance. She comes off as authoritarian in many ways, which may have spawned the apple-spoof campaign video against her.

However, with her popularity and her lead in the polls, it seems that Senator Clinton may be a tough contender.

Some may question her experience and her ability to hold her own among what seems to be an "all boys club" of international leaders. However, Clinton, who calls herself "a champion for women" does not seem concerned about her standing as a strong woman, saying on the popular show The View last week that she thought that even in countries where they do not respect women's rights that she has always been welcomed and respected. It also surprises me that more women's groups haven't latched on to the fact that this "champion for women" has stayed with her husband after half a dozen allegations of cheating or sexual harassment on his part.

I have to admit that there is something about Hillary that rubs me the wrong way. Maybe its her authoritarian attitude, her love of pantsuits or her seemingly gruff demeanor. I'm not sure. However, the point keeps coming up that she has more experience than candidates like Obama who really has only four less years in the Senate and is almost 15 years younger than her. Although I'm sure that you receive a big education from being a first lady, I don't think that should be her ticket to the presidency.