In 2008, the US Democrats backed Barack Obama for the party’s nomination for President not just because he ran a slicker campaign than Hillary Clinton but because he pledged a break from the status quo.

Hopeful again of success, as a woman, wife, mother and grandmother, a former Senator and ex-Secretary of State, there is no doubt that Hillary Clinton offers to bring something completely different to the presidency.

Still, given her long-standing membership of the American political establishment, questions remain as to how radical her tenure as commander-in-chief would really be in comparison to those of her predecessors.

Given this and the willingness to distance herself from Obama’s policies when it suits her, more than anything hers looks like a campaign for power for power’s sake.

If you believe the opinion polls, Clinton looks set to stage another famous US political comeback, but the truth is that Hillary had her chance in 2008.

As Republicans fail to tackle public perceptions of their party being that of wealthy white males, the multitude of Republican candidates set to tear each other apart for the party nomination will do them no favours.

Clinton has been there, done that and bounced back, yet aside from the personal attributes and experiences she brings as a candidate, to the role of president she presents little more to policy-making than a safe pair of hands.

What a political party wants in their candidate for high office and what a nation actually needs can be two different things.

America ought to be ready for someone and something else.