Even before former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declares her candidacy, a number of prominent Democrats have backed her up for the presidential race by joining the "Ready for Hillary" bandwagon.

Among her early backers are Sen. Tim Kane, D-Va., and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., reports Fox News, which also pointed out that early support is a political tradition eventually rewarded by lucrative posts or political favor if their poll bet eventually wins in the ballots.

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Kane described Clinton in an all-female Democrat gathering at South Carolina in spring as "the right person for the job."

Franken, meanwhile, told MSNBC that he believes the former first lady would make a great president and he is ready for another Clinton presidency.

The two senators add to the over 2 million supporters and 50,000 donors of the "Ready for Hillary" political action committee, described by its organizers as a nationwide grassroots movement to encourage the former state secretary to run.

Another early backer is former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, who authored an op-ed article in Politico where he said that Clinton is "the most qualified person in the United States to serve as president."

In 2008, when Dean chaired the Democratic National Committee, Clinton and Barack Obama battled to be the party's standard bearer. After he helped Obama get to the White House, though, he was never rewarded with a cabinet post.

However, in most cases, early supporters do get rewarded, says Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, noting, "It's a time-honored tradition ... And a lot of candidates remember who was there early, who was willing to take the leap."

The latest survey by RealClearPolitics.com said Clinton got 61.5 percent of the likely votes, significantly 49.2 percent bigger than the other speculated candidate, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

New York Post, though, warns readers that if Clinton would be the next president, her health reforms would likely be more painful that ObamaCare such as premiums to be deducted from salaries, required enrollment to see a doctor who could only be paid by the plan.

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