What would be your reaction if Hillary Clinton announced that she's not running?

[retromike22]

Anger.

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

Depression. I couldn't be angry at her for not running if she didn't want to, she's almost 70.

[H. Ross Peron]

Angered at so endangering the party's chances.

[Suburbia]

Acceptance. The Democrats would consider Warren, but I don't know if she will play well in the electoral-rich Midwest and Florida.

[IceSpear]

Extremely shocked, then depressed. Where's the "happiness" option? I'm pretty sure most of the forum would pick that.

[Mister Mets]

Interest.

[retromike22]

Extremely shocked, then depressed. Where's the "happiness" option? I'm pretty sure most of the forum would pick that.

This forum?! It's practically a Clinton 2016 social network.

[ElectionsGuy]

I'll be happy, and I wouldn't be that surprised either.

[Consciously Unconscious]

Where's the "happiness" option?

[IceSpear]

Extremely shocked, then depressed. Where's the "happiness" option? I'm pretty sure most of the forum would pick that.

This forum?! It's practically a Clinton 2016 social network.

Haha, I wish. But when you lose to Rand Paul in polls, there's no way that's true.

I'll be happy, and I wouldn't be that surprised either.

How so? Everyone who's paying attention knows she's essentially already in at this point.

[BaconBacon96]

Anger, than depression. I'd be reeling.

[bedstuy]

I'll be happy, and I wouldn't be that surprised either.

How so? Everyone who's paying attention knows she's essentially already in at this point.

Yeah, she's already been looking at office space for her headquarters.  At this point, she's running.

But, to answer the question, it depends on the circumstances.  I think the only valid reason she has not to run is health.  If she had a health reason, I'd just be sad.  If she suddenly decided she didn't want to run, I would be confused and angry. 

[RFayette]

Sleepiness (would've just woken up from a dream)


EDIT:  Seriously, I'd be thrilled.  I'd vastly prefer a Webb/Biden presidency to a Hillary one.

[Lief 🗽]

The 2016 presidential race would go from toss-up/tilt D to safe R, so pretty depressed.

[Suburbia]

The Democrats only chance of winning if Hillary declines is : George Clooney. I'm serious here. Good looks, high name ID, fundraising, could be competitive in the GE.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The Democrats only chance of winning if Hillary declines is : George Clooney. I'm serious here. Good looks, high name ID, fundraising, could be competitive in the GE.

LOLOLOL. He'd perform just like he did in my timeline (gets hardly anything in the early primary states, drops out before Super Tuesday).

Anyways, my reaction would be happiness. Especially because then the democrats could get a candidate like Brian Schweitzer or Andrew Cuomo. I'd be willing to switch my endorsement if either of them became viable (with Hillary, they're nothing more than anti-hillary sacrificial lambs, so I'm simply endorsing the best currently viable candidate atm, which is Kasich.)

[SWE]

The Democrats only chance of winning if Hillary declines is : George Clooney. I'm serious here. Good looks, high name ID, fundraising, could be competitive in the GE.

Are you a real person?

[King]

Confusion.

[Boston Bread]

I'd have a heart attack upon the realization that my life would no longer have any purpose to it.

[IceSpear]

The 2016 presidential race would go from toss-up/tilt D to safe R, so pretty depressed.

Way too early to say it would be safe R, but the Republicans would definitely have an advantage, just as Hillary has an advantage now. Though it would be pretty hilarious to see all the Republicans go from "Early polls mean nothing!" to "The polls are clear: a Republican will be the next president!" overnight.

[Mr. Morden]

I don't actually think the Republicans would have an advantage in a Clinton-less field, as I don't think she's the reason why the Dems are slightly favored.  I think the Dems are slightly favored simply because the GOP brand is in more trouble than the Dem. brand right now.  And that would still be true if the Dem. nominee was Gillibrand or Klobuchar or Patrick or O'Malley or whoever.  I don't think Clinton running or not has much impact on the relative odds of each party winning.

Of course, the polls wouldn't reflect that right away, but general election polls taken this early have almost no predictive power.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Thrilled because Democrats would finally be able to start figuring out their future direction.

[Free Bird]

Thrilled because Democrats would finally be able to start figuring out their future direction.

[Intell]

Anger, Depression and a bit of Denial.

[Keystone Phil]

Not surprised