Don't be so quick to write off Hillary. She wouldn't exactly be my first choice either, but you're not looking at the whole picture. Yes, she is very hated. But most of that hatred resides in states that will stay red no matter who the nominee is. At the very minimum, she'll get the same states Kerry got. I just took a look at the Electoral College from 04 again, and I just don't see any state in there that is going to have a problem with her. She's a terrific compaigner and the way things are in Ohio right now, I see it as very possible she could pick up those extra 100,000 votes to win Ohio. Everyone predicted in 2000 that she was going to get beat by Rick Lazio and she smoked him.
You guys are also totally underestimating the women's vote. My aunt is a staunch conservative but she wants Hillary simply because she wants a woman as president. Personally, I think that's a ridiculous reason to vote for someone, but I think there's more like her.
Again, I'm not arguing in favor of her, but I think it is foolish to write her off just yet. Think about the Electoral College rather than the nation as a whole.