Talk Elections

If so, in what election(s)?

I'd say No.

No, the woman is old news.

To early to tell. If Obama is wildly popular in 2016, and his administration is a success, Hillary may find it very hard to resist the temptation. Her position as Secretary of State has depolarized her to many, and now she is one of the most popular people in the administration. I'm not sure whether she will or not, and she would be younger then Reagan, McCain, and Dole.

I think she'll step down at the end of 2012, write a book for 5 million dollars, campaign for Democrats in 2014 and use that election as a gauge of political winds.  If they portend well for Democrats, I'd say it's better than 50-50 she runs.

I expect other women like Klobuchar, Napolitano maybe Gillibrand to run.  Maybe a strong progressive like Feingold or Grayson.  Andrew Cuomo maybe.

Obama will most likely (with a smaller margin) win re-election in 2012, and Clinton will be to old in 2016. So no she will never run for the presidency again.

No, thankfully her time is done.

She's only 62, and will be about 70 in 2016.  If McCain, Reagan, and Dole can win a primary at that age, so can she.

McCain and Dole lost the general elections in landslides and the same would have occured to Reagan had Carter not been a miserable failure and massive screwup.

Out of all of those, Reagan was the only one who won a general election, though, and that was due to Carter being a horrendous screwup.

So?  The question was whether she'd run again, not whether she'd win.  Back in 2002, lots of people thought McCain would never run again, as he'd be too old in 2008, but he did, at age 72.  Clinton will be "only" 69 in 2016, and women live longer and have fewer health problems at that age.  No reason why she couldn't run again.

YES! Be prepared. Don't talk to her, don't look at her. She will be running in the 2012 primaries. If you think I'm kidding just wait until she's president and it happens. We must stop her campaign now! Hurry before it's too late!

If she's going to be President, it certainly won't be in 2012.

I love how much trust the democrats put into her. If she can get the presidency by back stabbing Obama she will.

Yeah, but she can't get the Presidency that way.

Remember how slick her husband was? She's the same way. They will do whatever it takes. So yes causing a scandal for Obama would help her.

No.  Her time has come and gone.

Unless it is found out that she (and Bill) caused the scandal, in which case it will hurt her a lot.

She will most likely quit her job at State in late 2010/early 2011, then write a book or something, like all "retired" pols do.

After getting filthy rich(er), she will campaign for Dems in 2012 and '14, and maybe run for Governor or New York. I still think is a possibility because the Clintons and the Cuomos exhibit absolute hatred for eachother.

In 2016, she will be 69 (Reagan's age), but will still be younger than McCain (72), and Bob Dole (73). She may very well run that year, especially if the Liberal Messiah proves to be an effective and popular puppet Soros puppet (lol).

Short answer? Yes, because the Clintons' political ambition is like a cockroach, in that it cannot be killed.

I'm telling you she won't stop ever. Never under estimate how dangerous she is.

I'm not underestimating how dangerous she is. I have nightmares about Hillary being President of the United States!

lol. Hillary isn't a scary thought.

She is to me.

Why? And is Obama a scary thought to you too?

Because she's just a run of the mill, crazy leftists. And yes, Obama is a scary thought to me as well.

What's wrong with being left-wing?

The belief system (i.e. anti-personal reponsibility, the government will catch you when you when you fall)

Democrats are not against personal responsibility. Bill Clinton signed the Welfare Reform Act which decreased the people eligibile for welfare and thus encouraged people to go look for work. And Republicans are also in favor of welfare--just corporate welfare. What do you think TARP and the bailouts were about? At least Democrats favor welfare for ordinary Americans and not for the huge wealthy corporations like Republicans do.

Bill Clinton was a conservative, and I am not a Republican. Republicans are just as stupid and corrupt as the Dems

I'll admit that conservatives occasionally had a good idea here or there. However, I still agree with the liberal agenda most of the time. And do you think Bush (Jr.) was a conservative, because the TARP program and the bank bailouts started under his watch?

He's more of a moderate. He did good things with respect to taxes and national security.

If you don't think 10 years in prison for hiring your own doctor to evade a universal health care prison is scary, go ahead and vote for her.

Yes and besides, McCain and Reagan really didn't appear to be in their 70's. Watch a Reagan speech from his presidency and tell me with a straight face that you'd guess he was great grandfather age based on his charisma and speaking style. McCain even appeared to be in his 60's. Women would have a harder time with this as they are already at a disadvantage. Yes she will run again and that will be in 2012.

She doesn't support that. I want sources, please.

That was part of Hillary Care in 1993 which cost the democrats the house last time and will have contributed to the same thing again.

No sources? In that case I don't believe you. And they have to be reliable sources.

And her bill would've cut medicare so that teeny boppers could abort babies and screw around all they want. That's how she'd get the youth vote.

No sources? Again, I don't believe you without reliable sources.

You need sources to understand teenagers and the lack of responsibility in our nation? I use something most scholars and elitists don't have and that's common sense.

No, I need sources to verify your claim that her bill would've cut Medicare.

There is no bill to cite. It's hard to tell what she'd do. One part of the month she'd work with the GOP and another part of the same month, she'd be on everyone's bad side.

Then I don't believe you. All of what you say is your opinion. Nothing more.

It's not opinion. Haven't you realized the difference between opinions and common sense. Common sense would suggest that Hillary's bill would've been a duplicate of the one in 1993 because not only could Bill not control the country, he couldn't control his own household.

lol. Common sense would suggest that Hillary would try to pass a different bill because her 1993 bill failed. And I still haven't seen any sources from you about her 1993 bill, and thus I think what you're saying is all conservative lies.

I'm talking about in 1993 and you also know that. Stop trying to make it sound like I'm saying something that you want to debate with. All conservative lies, right that sounds very educated and intelligent.

No sources=Lies.

Anybody think if the sh!t really hit the fan, she'd primary Obama in 2012? Granted, it's super unlikely (especially considering she's in his Cabinet) but it would be an opening for her.

I think she will only run in 2012 if Obama's approvals remain consistently below 40% for all of 2011. Since I don't see this happening, Hillary won't run in 2012. I suppose she could run in 2016, but she will be kinda old by then and I'm not sure if she will still want the job. Not to mention that the economy could theoretically go into another recession by that point in time.

If even Kennedy couldn't unseat Carter, how the hell can Hillary unseat Obama in primaries? ::)

2016,

She will still be younger then Reagan and McCain.

No.

And Bob Dole.

YES !

Clinton says she thinks SoS will be her last "public position", and that she'll probably "go back to advocacy work, particularly on behalf of women and children" when she eventually leaves office as SoS:

link (http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B237K20101203?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r5:c0.027624:b40010240:z0)

Lots of time for her to change her mind though.  I think she'll be the odds on early favorite for the 2016 Democratic nomination if she wants to be.

No, she won't. She's had a distinguished career in public service and will retire to globetrot with Bill before settling down for their retirement.

I really, really doubt it.

I was pretty anti-Clinton in 2008 after Bill's SC rant and other ("shuck and jive") attacks on Obama, but I really think she's make a spectacular President and hope she does. Even if only to prove wrong all those who says she's too old.

She'll be 69 and age effects women more than men.

No she won't. And lol at the exchange in this thread.

She'll never run for public office again, forget POTUS.

2008 was hopefully the last we'd have to deal with her.

You bet your ass she will.

I can't think of anybody in modern US history who wanted the Presidency more than her. You really think that ambition has just suddenly left her and now she is ready to slow down and write books? This is Hillary Clinton.

Assuming her health is up for it (or maybe even if it isn't) she will be running in 2016.

Bump

I know this may be a necro, but based on her recent actions for Benghazi. She will not run for President.

LOL, this was a funny read.

She'll run once, but health concerns will make her not run again. As long as the economy and etc is smooth by 2020 then americans will give Vice Preisdent Castro a landslide.

This thread is also a good read:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=91270.0

If she wins the presidency, she'll likely run again.

Hell, she might run again if she loses. I find it weird that someone who has the advantage Hillary currently has isn't seen as a credible contender for 2020 against a Republican incumbent.

I don't recall Tom Dewey running again in 1952 despite Truman's unpopularity. Did he not have an advantage?

Sorry but no, between how old she is now, the media firestorm, and the fact that only Nixon and Cleveland ever came back from exile....it's just not happening.

One can hope.

So true!

The Republicans actually thought they're healthy-minded when, in reality, they were brainwashed.

Fear the left.

I'd love to take away their Social Security, Medicare, and everything else that they will be enjoying that did not come from Conservatives/Republicans…and use all that for myself. LOL

Dewey had been the General election nominee twice.

Dewey sets a precedent for Hillary. Dewey was an elected officeholder from New York who won the popular vote in the party's 1940 primary before becoming the nominee in 1944 and 1948.

Democrats don't seem to have an Eisenhower on the horizon.