It looks like the Wall Street Journal - or rather, two Clinton world politicos who published an op-ed on the subject late last year - had it right: Hillary Clinton is seriously considering a third bid for president, according to CNN political correspondent Jeff Zeleny.
Clinton is reportedly telling friends and associates that she “hasn’t closed the doors on a third presidential bid” after losing the 2008 Democratic primary to Barack Obama and then the 2016 presidential election to President Trump in one of the most spectacular upsets in the history of US politics.
Hillary Clinton may not be ready to give up on her Oval Office dreams, CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports.
“Clinton is telling people that she’s not closing the doors to the idea of running in 2020,” Zeleny said. “I’m told by three people that as recently as this week, she was telling people that look, given all this news from the indictments, particularly the Roger Stone indictment, she talked to several people, saying ‘look, I’m not closing the doors to this.'”
Of course, this doesn’t mean that there’s a “campaign-in-waiting” for Clinton, but it appears some low-level work is already being done to refurbish the Clinton machine.
Still, Zeleny said, “it does not mean that there’s a campaign-in-waiting, or a plan in the works.” And one close Clinton friend told Zeleny “it would surprise me greatly if she actually did it.”
Lest anybody think Clinton’s delusions of fulfilling what has been a life-long dream for the former first lady are unusual, CNN pointed out that actually many losing presidential candidates never truly rule out another run (take John McCain - or Richard Nixon - for example).
Most losing presidential candidates never totally close the doors to running for president” again, Zeleny said. “But I think we have to at least leave our mind open to the possibility that she is still talking about it. She wants to take on Trump. Could she win a Democratic primary to do it? I don’t know the answer to that.”
And while her numbers are well below those of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, she still outperformed many of her would-be primary rivals in the first polling for the Iowa caucuses.
She’s already polling ahead of Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand, and is only one spot below Kamala Harris.
All of this suggests that SNL was correct when it joked that Clinton would continue running for president until she either dies or finally wins.
via zerohedge
I would love her to seek the presidency again. I told friends after her recent defeat she would run until buried. They laughed@me.😅
Go Pelosi!! While Busy with your ridiculous, no class behavior on SOTU address, we, the people, hear and continue to support President Trump and his continued efforts to MAGA!!
Keep it up! you and your “legacy” of efforts to destroy America/USA and your childish, non professional leadership is how you will be remembered-in disgrace! You put shame on our elected government officials that follow you!
Yeah great idea hitlery, be sure to wear your Nehru outfit to cover the colostomy bag, which by the way is filled with things smarter than you are. You are a disgusting protector of a rapist, and most likely a participant. Take your Russia loving perverted ass to Russia and STAY there.
With 100 possibilities to be the nominee for the primary of the Dem. Party, Hillary runs the show until she is so old, Ted Kennedy, if he were alive today, would demand the prize with his money, Hillary will take her money for a loss for historical book learning.
Like I said, Hill never learns.
Auntie mad Maxine would be the right candidate because the American people can impeach her from the Presidency.
Even AOC would foot the bill as a Presidential candidate because she is so outspoken on every issue even if she does not know what she is talking about. The rest of the 99 candidates are: Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg.
and Real Americans will be once again be assailed by this worn out old criminal drunken hore as she attempts to impress folks that she is capable of anything.. I am sure that the hores in the nag movement will line up to vote for her… probably will show up at the polling place wearing Giant Vagina costumes and their boyfriends will all have on the cutesy little pink pu$$y hates… so charming..
But last time she was anointed by the DNC-this time they may just decide she is a non starter, with her history and background. I would think they would want some one with no history of controversy. That leaves out Biden, Warren, Harris, Booker, Sanders, O’Rourke, Holder and probably a few more. That might just narrow it down to something manageable. Whoever it is, if they are Democrats, you know they do not have the best for this country in mind. Remember that in 2020