Indeed, is Clinton in danger of becoming the next Mitt Romney? Heir(ess) to the throne, the natural front-runner, but out of touch with “the little people,” stuck in the rhetoric — and passé politicking — of the 1990s?

I talked to several Democratic strategists who were incredulous that Clinton cozied up to the bankers, and wondered how long it would take for progressive groups — or Republicans — to jump on it. Her bizarre tryst with Goldman and friends, and her nurturing message to them, doesn’t only put her to the right of progressive superstars like Warren and DeBlasio — and to the right of Obama, and to the right of most Democratic voters — but also to the right of many anti-bank, populist conservatives.

That’s tough — and odd — territory for Hillary Clinton to stake out in the run-up to a presidential election. But will Democrats hold her accountable? Or will she get a pass because she’s (sigh) Hillary? Elizabeth Warren, where are you?