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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:16 PM

Capt. Obvious (9,002 posts)

Do you think Hillary Clinton is going to run?

All of the teeth gnashing on this site over her potential candidacy and she has not yet declared, and as far as I know started the obligatory exploratory committee.

Is it just accepted wisdom that she's in?

I'm going to plant my flag here: I don't think she will be the Democratic nominee next year but unlike others, I think she will not be the nominee because she will not run.

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Reply Do you think Hillary Clinton is going to run? (Original post)
 Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 OP
LineReply I think you're wrong but hope you're right.
 Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #1
LineReply She is currently assembling a campaign team. She's running. n/t
 PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #2
LineLineReply She might be buying the campaigners so others don't have the choices
 langstonhues Mar 2015 #21
LineReply Her campaign to date includes leaks, surrogate attacks, & announcements of coming announcements.
 AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #3
LineLineReply Who are the flying monkeys?
 NCTraveler Mar 2015 #5
LineLineLineReply There was a tag-team attack on Elizabeth Warren from Howard Dean and Warren Buffet today.
 AtomicKitten Mar 2015 #7
LineLineLineLineReply EW can take it. She is tough.
 NCTraveler Mar 2015 #18
LineReply She's already announced when she will announce.
 FSogol Mar 2015 #4
LineReply Not sure.
 dissentient Mar 2015 #6
LineReply I'm not convinced she is running.
 KMOD Mar 2015 #8
LineLineReply I think she wants to be President but doesn't like running for President.
 PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #20
LineReply Yeah, she's going to run. But when she announces she better get ready for people
 Autumn Mar 2015 #9
LineReply Of course she is running
 OKNancy Mar 2015 #10
LineReply We've been hearing about this for
 HappyMe Mar 2015 #11
LineReply You're going to need a new username, Capt. Obvious.
 Chiyo-chichi Mar 2015 #12
LineReply Of course.
 RedCappedBandit Mar 2015 #13
LineReply She announces in April
 wyldwolf Mar 2015 #14
LineReply The only reason she will not run is if a major health issue appears. (nt)
 jeff47 Mar 2015 #15
LineReply If she was not going to run wouldn't she notify the DMC so they could start grooming others?
 Kablooie Mar 2015 #16
LineReply She is putting together staff.
 former9thward Mar 2015 #17
LineLineReply Exactly. n/t
 PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #22
LineReply Yes
 bigwillq Mar 2015 #19
LineLineNew Reply Everything is revealed in the fullness of time./NT
 DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #36
LineReply I fully expect her to run. n/t
 winter is coming Mar 2015 #23
LineReply If she wasn't going to run she would have said so
 JI7 Mar 2015 #24
LineReply I think the answer is rather obvious, Capt Obvious
 NightWatcher Mar 2015 #25
LineReply I think she wants to....
 daleanime Mar 2015 #26
LineNew Reply If she doesn't run, she's smarter than I give credit
 Android3.14 Mar 2015 #27
LineNew Reply Yes. Why would a person with existing infrastructure in place need exploring of anything?
 HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #28
LineLineNew Reply I just have a feeling she doesn't want to go through that again
 Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #30
LineLineLineNew Reply I'm not able to know or even guess what she thinks...
 HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #31
LineLineLineLineNew Reply I'm sure this will be flogged to death on the right
 Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #32
LineLineLineLineLineNew Reply The right can try... HRC has long drawn 'special' attention from the right
 HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #34
LineNew Reply I am convinced she will run.
 hrmjustin Mar 2015 #29
LineNew Reply I'm not convinced -
 TBF Mar 2015 #33
LineNew Reply And she will win.
 Orsino Mar 2015 #35

Response to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:17 PM

Tierra_y_Libertad (50,414 posts)

1. I think you're wrong but hope you're right.

 

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:18 PM

PoliticAverse (26,366 posts)

2. She is currently assembling a campaign team. She's running. n/t

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:36 PM

langstonhues (49 posts)

21. She might be buying the campaigners so others don't have the choices

 

then she will choose who she will support and that choice will have the early support so important. I don't think that choice will be a Sanders or a Warren, but someone who also believes in big money and small government.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:18 PM

AtomicKitten (46,585 posts)

3. Her campaign to date includes leaks, surrogate attacks, & announcements of coming announcements.

 

Of course she's running.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:21 PM

NCTraveler (30,481 posts)

5. Who are the flying monkeys?

 

Who are her rivals?

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:23 PM

AtomicKitten (46,585 posts)

7. There was a tag-team attack on Elizabeth Warren from Howard Dean and Warren Buffet today.

 

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:35 PM

NCTraveler (30,481 posts)

18. EW can take it. She is tough.

 

I still have enough respect for Dean to not call him a flying monkey. Extremely smart man who has devoted a good portion of his time to great causes.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:20 PM

Star Member FSogol (43,536 posts)

4. She's already announced when she will announce.

She leads in the polls, leads in organization, and lead in dollars. Why wouldn't she run?

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:22 PM

dissentient (861 posts)

6. Not sure.

 

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:23 PM

KMOD (7,906 posts)

8. I'm not convinced she is running.

 

I think she will do all she can to help the eventual nominee, but I don't get the sense that she wants to run.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:36 PM

PoliticAverse (26,366 posts)

20. I think she wants to be President but doesn't like running for President.

Campaigns are grueling and only a few politicians actually seem to enjoy them.


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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:24 PM

Autumn (42,323 posts)

9. Yeah, she's going to run. But when she announces she better get ready for people

looking close at her stand on the TPP, Keystone, banks and wars, looking at them and asking questions She won't have the luxury of keeping quiet then.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:24 PM

OKNancy (41,832 posts)

10. Of course she is running

It's obvious Captain.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:25 PM

HappyMe (20,277 posts)

11. We've been hearing about this for

the past 2 damn years. She probably will. She's made announcements that she will be making an announcement.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:25 PM

Star Member Chiyo-chichi (3,224 posts)

12. You're going to need a new username, Capt. Obvious.

She's going to run.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:26 PM

RedCappedBandit (5,514 posts)

13. Of course.

I'm no fan, but it's obvious she has a high chance of succeeding. Nobody with that much potential would turn it down.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:27 PM

wyldwolf (43,797 posts)

14. She announces in April

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:27 PM

jeff47 (26,549 posts)

15. The only reason she will not run is if a major health issue appears. (nt)

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:29 PM

Kablooie (18,028 posts)

16. If she was not going to run wouldn't she notify the DMC so they could start grooming others?

There's no real rumors of anyone else flying around, Elizabeth and Bernie notwithstanding.
If she pulls out without preparing them it could upset a lot of people and brighten the faces of the GOP.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:29 PM

Star Member former9thward (28,180 posts)

17. She is putting together staff.

People like John Podesta do not quit White House jobs to join something that "might" happen.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:36 PM

PoliticAverse (26,366 posts)

22. Exactly. n/t

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:35 PM

bigwillq (72,790 posts)

19. Yes

 

That's what I think. I'll find out soon enough.

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Fri Apr 10, 2015, 10:03 AM

Star Member DemocratSinceBirth (98,647 posts)

36. Everything is revealed in the fullness of time./NT

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:36 PM

winter is coming (11,785 posts)

23. I fully expect her to run. n/t

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:37 PM

JI7 (87,636 posts)

24. If she wasn't going to run she would have said so

right now and a bunch of other democrats would be going to iowa and nh.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:38 PM

NightWatcher (39,343 posts)

25. I think the answer is rather obvious, Capt Obvious

She is definitely going to run. I'm not a fan but will vote for the nom.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:43 PM

daleanime (17,796 posts)

26. I think she wants to....

but she knows that a large group wouldn't be happy with that, and then you have to think about the republicans.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:45 PM

Android3.14 (5,402 posts)

27. If she doesn't run, she's smarter than I give credit

 

Despite the manipulated polls, it is obvious there is a significant and vocal group within the Democratic Party who are against more warmongering corporate shills who behave like they are entitled to the Presidency.

That being said, I think she will run specifically because she is a warmongering corporate shill who thinks she is entitled to the Presidency. I doubt she will win, but even if she does win, the American people lose. Maybe not as bad a loss as a Republican President, but we will still lose.

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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:49 PM

HereSince1628 (36,063 posts)

28. Yes. Why would a person with existing infrastructure in place need exploring of anything?

I do think she has freedom before announcing that doesn't exist afterward...coordination with pacs, avoidance of having to respond to media questions whose answers be seen as different from answers needed later, etc.

So there's no reason for her to be in a rush and candidates typically announce ~June to early October.

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Tue Mar 3, 2015, 08:07 AM

Capt. Obvious (9,002 posts)

30. I just have a feeling she doesn't want to go through that again

and then I read this last night.

She may be keeping her options in play as she should but I think she's going to yank out at the last minute (last minute for Presidential primary season anyway).

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Tue Mar 3, 2015, 08:18 AM

HereSince1628 (36,063 posts)

31. I'm not able to know or even guess what she thinks...

I'm not part of Team H, but she's a professional with a staff with a rolodex, she'll always have a team ready to respond to things like this, and this really isn't 'big' at this point.

She's done the right thing by admitting it. The problem is -not- going to grow because of a cover-up

Moreover, it's pretty clear that alternate communications systems aren't uncommon for republicans. I'm not at all sure this will turn into anything

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Tue Mar 3, 2015, 08:21 AM

Capt. Obvious (9,002 posts)

32. I'm sure this will be flogged to death on the right

and forced into the MSM for just about as long.

Until the next Clinton "controversy."

My gut was telling me she's going to decide it's not worth before this.

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Tue Mar 3, 2015, 08:40 AM

HereSince1628 (36,063 posts)

34. The right can try... HRC has long drawn 'special' attention from the right

That's never going to change, there will always be a next. But that says more about her opponents than her wrong doing.

It's very early in this dust-up. What do any of us know about the rule/laws in play?

Close inspection of the rules/laws about archival record keeping, transparency, security etc which will follow soon, may show no wrong doing in the end.



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Mon Mar 2, 2015, 03:52 PM

hrmjustin (71,265 posts)

29. I am convinced she will run.

 

If she doesn't I think our chances of winning the White House go down big.

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Tue Mar 3, 2015, 08:31 AM

Star Member TBF (31,869 posts)

33. I'm not convinced -

The difficulty for the dems though is putting up someone in her place. Bernie and Liz are both great but I'm not sure either are mainstream enough to win. I'm still hoping Julian Castro will pull an Obama and announce before he's "supposed" to.

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Tue Mar 3, 2015, 10:03 AM

Orsino (37,428 posts)

35. And she will win.

Setting us up nicely for another decade of Clinton impeachment talk.

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