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Hillary Clinton Wins High Popularity, Majority Support for a 2016 Bid

Will Hillary Clinton run in 2016, and would you vote for her if she does?


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Carried by a new high in personal popularity and broad approval of her work as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton closes out her diplomatic career with majority support as a candidate for president in 2016.

Fifty-seven percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll say they’d back a run by Clinton to succeed Barack Obama, vs. 37 percent opposed. That includes a broad gender gap – 66 percent support for Clinton among women, dropping to 49 percent among men.

So, I have 2 questions here. Do you think she will run in 2016, and would you vote for her if she does run?

Article is here.
 
I don't know what you consider running but I think she'll kick the tires on a Presidential campaign then call it a day.

I would consider voting for her in a primary depending on who she ran against but it's pretty doubtful I would in a general election. There would have to be some awfully bad candidates in the race.
 
I love Hilary and half wish she had gotten the nod in 2008 -- she understands the bizarro conservative mentality and how to refute it better than Obama, who actually thought that the GOP was acting in good faith during his first four years.

She should run and she would win. The GOP will run Bachmann or some other freak from the bowels of tea party trailerparkdom
 
I dont know and dont much care because both of the political parties in this country are close to being basically the same...
 
I do think she will run if Obama does not appoint her to the Supreme Court, which would not shock me, to replace Ginsberg. Beyond that, I think she would have a hard time in the general election. Whether or not I would vote for her would depend on who was running against her.
 
upside is we would get bill back
downside is we would have hillary in charge

Elizabeth Warren 2016
 
I do think she will run if Obama does not appoint her to the Supreme Court, which would not shock me, to replace Ginsberg. Beyond that, I think she would have a hard time in the general election. Whether or not I would vote for her would depend on who was running against her.

Um, what? That's crazy.
 
I happen to like her. She can think. She is suppose to have some social issues but so what. If she is capable of doing the job so be it.
 
Think about his most recent appointee and decide how crazy it is.....

Hillary is not a lawyer, and has no law background, she's not going to be on the SCOTUS, period.
 
Hillary is not a lawyer, and has no law background, she's not going to be on the SCOTUS, period.


LOL are you sure about that? everybody else seems to think she went to Yale law school.

Hillary Rodham Clinton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A native of Illinois, Hillary Rodham first attracted national attention in 1969 for her remarks as the first student commencement speaker at Wellesley College. She embarked on a career in law after receiving her J.D. from Yale Law School in 1973. Following a stint as a Congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas in 1974 and married Bill Clinton in 1975. Rodham cofounded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in 1977 and became the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978. Named the first female partner at Rose Law Firm in 1979, she was twice listed as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America. As First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 with husband Bill as governor, she successfully led a task force to reform Arkansas's education system. During that time, she was a member of the board of directors of Wal-Mart Stores and several other corporations.
 
LOL are you sure about that? everybody else seems to think she went to Yale law school.

Hillary Rodham Clinton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A native of Illinois, Hillary Rodham first attracted national attention in 1969 for her remarks as the first student commencement speaker at Wellesley College. She embarked on a career in law after receiving her J.D. from Yale Law School in 1973. Following a stint as a Congressional legal counsel, she moved to Arkansas in 1974 and married Bill Clinton in 1975. Rodham cofounded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in 1977 and became the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978. Named the first female partner at Rose Law Firm in 1979, she was twice listed as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America. As First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 with husband Bill as governor, she successfully led a task force to reform Arkansas's education system. During that time, she was a member of the board of directors of Wal-Mart Stores and several other corporations.

Well my bad, I had no idea about that.

Still don't think she'll be named to the SCOTUS though.
 
Well my bad, I had no idea about that.

Still don't think she'll be named to the SCOTUS though.

No problem. I have been wrong a time or two dozen. Bill made it no secret he wanted to be appointed to the SCOTUS following his Presidency, but the whole stained dress incident ended that aspiration. Naming Hillary to the Court would complete Bill's dream, wind down the business of the Clinton Era, give Hillary a feather in her cap that her husband did not get, nudge the Clintons to the side, sort of force Bill to shut up some, and put a liberal/socialist voice on the bench who would never vote against Obamacare anything ever. I think it makes sense to do it. Whether or not Obama would, IDK, but it would not surprise me.
 
Of course Clinton is running for prez in 2016. Anyone who thinks differently simply cannot read tea leaves.
 
Her butt is too big and she wears horrible looking pant suits. She looks like one of those things parakeets peck and they fall over and pop right back up. It would be fun to see Monica back in the news though. The GOP would put Monica forefront to make Hillary mad. Maybe even Paula Jones, Jennifer Flowers, etc., etc. Yeah OK, good idea loons, run Hillary. Certainly Bill would like to see the old girl run because that gives him more time to pursue his extracurricular activities. She could have Margaret Cho as her running mate.
 
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Her butt is too big and she wears horrible looking pant suits. She looks like one of those things parakeets peck and they fall over and pop right back up. It would be fun to see Monica back in the news though. The GOP would put Monica forefront to make Hillary mad. Maybe even Paula Jones, Jennifer Flowers, etc., etc. Yeah OK, good idea loons, run Hillary. Certainly Bill would like to see the old girl run because that gives him more time to pursue his extracurricular activities. She could have Margaret Cho as her running mate.

Conservative "logic" at its finest.

The biggest butt on the planet was Bush, and I bet you voted for him.
 
Her butt is too big and she wears horrible looking pant suits. She looks like one of those things parakeets peck and they fall over and pop right back up.

And what does her appearance have to do with her ability to govern?

It would be fun to see Monica back in the news though. The GOP would put Monica forefront to make Hillary mad. Maybe even Paula Jones, Jennifer Flowers, etc., etc.

That would be political suicide for the Republicans and they know it.
 
... she was a member of the board of directors of Wal-Mart Stores
that's not going to help her campaign
 
Her butt is too big and she wears horrible looking pant suits. She looks like one of those things parakeets peck and they fall over and pop right back up. It would be fun to see Monica back in the news though. The GOP would put Monica forefront to make Hillary mad. Maybe even Paula Jones, Jennifer Flowers, etc., etc. Yeah OK, good idea loons, run Hillary. Certainly Bill would like to see the old girl run because that gives him more time to pursue his extracurricular activities. She could have Margaret Cho as her running mate.

So you think it was Hillary and not Bill who was the sex maniac and had affairs with Jennifer and Monica? LOL.

Seriously, though, there is a lot of sympathy for Hillary over what Bill did to her, and if the GOP even attempts in the slightest to bring it up to attack Hillary with, the backlash will be so bad that the Libertarian Party might end up getting more votes than the GOP in the next election. LOL.
 
So you think it was Hillary and not Bill who was the sex maniac and had affairs with Jennifer and Monica? LOL.

Seriously, though, there is a lot of sympathy for Hillary over what Bill did to her, and if the GOP even attempts in the slightest to bring it up to attack Hillary with, the backlash will be so bad that the Libertarian Party might end up getting more votes than the GOP in the next election. LOL.

I don't see her husband's affairs having much influence one way or the other.

I think she'll kick the tires on a Presidential run but doubt that car will go anywhere. Pres. Obama deftly sent her to political exile. She's been completely out of the national conversation despite holding a major position in the administration, so I have a difficult time believing four years of her being completely gone will do her any favors politically. Here age doesn't do her any favors either.
 
I don't see her husband's affairs having much influence one way or the other.

I think she'll kick the tires on a Presidential run but doubt that car will go anywhere. Pres. Obama deftly sent her to political exile. She's been completely out of the national conversation despite holding a major position in the administration, so I have a difficult time believing four years of her being completely gone will do her any favors politically. Here age doesn't do her any favors either.

1) Age didn't hurt Ronald Reagan at all. He did a good job as President.

2) Hillary is probably the most qualified Democrat in the stable at this time. She has foreign policy experience now, has a law degree, worked as a lawyer, was twice named one of the top 100 influential lawyers of the year in the United States before Bill became president, and has been on the board of directors of several corporations, which helps her business credentials.

Rather than Secretary of State being a place of exile for Hillary, it is actually a benefit. After Obama is gone, Hillary is definitely the most qualified Democrat to go up against whoever the Republicans will be bringing to the table.
 
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