Washington ( CNN ) -- If presumptive Democratic 2016 front-runner Hillary Clinton decides not to run , at least one party strategist and CNN contributor thinks the Democrats ' presidential bench is n't that deep . `` No one , '' said Paul Begala , a longtime Clinton ally , when asked by CNN 's Jake Tapper if there were other party leaders who could lead the party in 2016 . `` No one . '' While Republicans have a full bench of presidential hopefuls , Begala , who worked for President Bill Clinton and was an early Hillary Clinton supporter in 2008 , said Clinton is the Democrats ' best and perhaps only hope to capture the White House in 2016 . `` It 's not fair , '' Begala said . `` There are impressive people who I think could be good presidents , but they do n't have I think the electoral prospects that Hillary does . '' Vice President Joe Biden has said he 'll consider a run for the presidency after sitting in the No . 2 spot for six years , and parts of the party 's progressive wing is clamoring for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run . CNN political commentator Van Jones , who served in the Obama administration , said Clinton has n't yet proven that she can excite the Democratic base . `` We have to have a nominee that can excite our base and I do n't know if Hillary Clinton can do that , '' Jones said . `` I know one person can , it 's Elizabeth Warren . '' While Clinton was a favorite surrogate for Democrats running in the midterms , Warren also took her high-energy persona and populist message on the campaign trail . Warren has said earlier this year that she `` hopes '' Clinton will seek the presidency and she was reportedly one of all sitting Democratic female Senators who signed a letter last year urging Clinton to run . Amid the speculation , Clinton has sought to make nice , praising Warren on the stump in Massachusetts as `` a passionate champion for working people and middle class families . '' Maryland Gov . Martin O'Malley and Massachusetts Gov . Deval Patrick have also been floated as potential contenders . But their prospects might have dimmed after the Democratic candidates to succeed them in both states lost their bids in blue state upsets .
Paul Begala is a Democratic strategist who worked for Bill Clinton during his administration . Hillary Clinton is the presumptive front-runner for the Democrats in 2016 . Begala argued other Democratic hopefuls do n't have the 'electoral prospects ' Clinton has .