Hillary Clinton is treating her Democratic competitors like Voldemort

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is taking a page from Harry Potter — in the series, most characters prefer not to directly mention arch-villain Lord Voldemort by name — and refusing to say the names of her primary challengers.

While Sen. Bernie Sanders is the only other declared Democratic candidate currently polling above 2 percent, Politico notices that Clinton has to date neatly avoided mentioning that she has any primary opponents at all. That may change tonight, as Clinton is joined by rivals Sanders, Jim Webb, Lincoln Chafee, and Martin O'Malley at a Democratic Party event in Iowa.

Of course, if Clinton still doesn't acknowledge her fellow candidates, maybe one of them could generate buzz among younger voters by officially claiming Voldemort's "dark lord" title. Or maybe that's not such a good idea after all.

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