Hillary Rethinking Presidential Bid?
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Elections, General Politics
Just a rumor, but interesting…
FRIENDS of Hillary Clinton have been whispering the unthinkable. Despite her status as the runaway frontrunner for the 2008 Democratic nomination for president, some of her closest advisers say she might opt out of the White House race and seek to lead her party in the Senate.The former first lady longs to return to the White House with husband Bill as consort. Only last week she told television viewers America would be led by a woman one day. “Stay tuned,� she said.
First, however, she has to win the election. Some Democratic party elders � the American equivalent of the Tories’ “men in grey suits� � say Clinton may back out of the race of her own volition.
And the reason?
“I would not be surprised if she were to decide that the best contribution she can make to her country is to forget about being president and become a consensus-maker in the Senate,� said a leading Democratic party insider. “She believes there is no trust between the two political sides and that we can’t function as a democracy without it.�
Again, just a rumor, but what is this is true? Would she be a better uniter in the Senate?
I guess we’ll see. My money is still on her running for the Oval Office.
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September 3rd, 2006 at 10:37 am
Excuse me, but isn’t this prospective “consensus builder” the one who coined the term “vast right-wing conspiracy”?? And she “believes there is no trust between the two political sides”. Hm. I’m sure she’s just what the doctor ordered.
September 3rd, 2006 at 10:58 am
Democrats are starting to realize that there are more people willing to vote against her than for her, not to mention the DailyKos and DU crown despise her. This whole senate B.S. is just a face-saving tactic so she doesn’t seem like she is giving up.
September 3rd, 2006 at 4:24 pm
I will vote for her for Senate again, but in all honesty I hope she does not run for President. I think she would lose badly, and not because of the netroots – she would have evangelicals lining up for days.
September 4th, 2006 at 8:11 pm
I wouldn’t vote for Sen. Clinton either for Senator or for President. However, I don’t live in NY, so the former doesn’t matter. :)
I very much hope that she stays in the Senate – she is smart, and has liberal credibility without having practiced the sort of scorched-earth politics like some of the more liberal folks have. I think she could do a great job of being a very influential Senator and being very important to the Democratic party there.
September 5th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
Though I think she is an intelligent and capable woman, she has far too much baggage to ever win in a bipartisan nationwide election. She probably could win a Democratic primary, but that would likely doom us to another term with a Republican in the presidency, something our nation cannot afford and might not survive.
Hillary – if you’re listening, please continue trying to build consensus in the Senate – though don’t do it by trying to turn yourself into a DINO just to appease voters in a presidential election who would never vote for you anyway.