You've got to be kidding.  How can anyone not take seriously a candidate who has ended up as one of two for the Democratic nomination?  You can't be completely without qualifications and manage to garner the support of so many people (unless you take the position that anyone who disagrees with you is ignorant and is being duped, in which case you're a self-righteous jackass).  Seems to me most reviewers here are using this as a sounding board for their political philosophies, not as a genuine attempt to discuss whether she's a qualified candidate.  She definitely is qualified by reason of intellect (see Magellan's review below), guts and determination, and political savvy.    Whether you think Hillary would be a disaster or not because of her political philosophy is irrelevant to the issue of whether she should be taken seriously as a candidate.  I had to take Mike Huckabee seriously as a candidate, even though I thought he'd be a disaster as President due to his extreme religiosity (can you imagine him understanding and honoring separation of church and state? I can't.)  Taking Hillary seriously as a candidate doesn't mean you're going to vote for her.