I agree Sandy. Circumstances are different and Hilary wouldn't be Bill. But I can see and feel the romanticism with which Dems view those years. That gives Hilary a big boost from the start. And the fact that no big player (I like Bernie but can't call him a big player) is tossing their name in to oppose her means she has a good shot at being the nominee.
Will independents vote for her? Well I think it depends if the Republicans can come up with someone who doesn't seem too extreme. I think Paul and Cruz are too nutty to get it. Fiorina isn't well enough liked. People at HP hated her. She laid off huge numbers of people and people will remember that.
Who could play the role of a Ronald Reagan now in the Republican party? I just don't see anyone with the stature and the charisma.