Majority of Democrats don't care if Hillary Clinton runs unopposed

Hillary Clinton has no credible challenger for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, and a majority of Democrats are perfectly content with that. Fifty-six percent of registered Democratic voters say they don't care if Clinton faces a serious challenger next year, while only 43 percent say a Clinton cakewalk concerns them, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released Tuesday.

The majority will likely get their wish. Clinton typically leads her closest potential rivals by around 50 percentage points in early election polls.

In addition to Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the only major candidate to have formally entered the race on the Democratic side.

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