The possibility of having Hillary Clinton run for president is being discussed seriously by veteran Democrats.
If President Obama were to withdraw, he would put great pressure on the Republicans to come to the table and negotiate—especially if the president singularly focused in the way we have suggested on the economy, job creation, and debt and deficit reduction. By taking himself out of the campaign, he would change the dynamic from who is more to blame—George W. Bush or Barack Obama?—to a more constructive dialogue about our nation’s future.
Even though Mrs. Clinton has expressed no interest in running, and we have no information to suggest that she is running any sort of stealth campaign, it is clear that she commands majority support throughout the country. A CNN/ORC poll released in late September had Mrs. Clinton’s approval rating at an all-time high of 69%—even better than when she was the nation’s first lady. Meanwhile, a Time Magazine poll shows that Mrs. Clinton is favored over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by 17 points (55%-38%), and Texas Gov. Rick Perry by 26 points (58%-32%).
Something is missing in that polling.
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Years ago I dwelt at length on the paranoid possibility of such a choice, and even polled readers. The problem is that it was so long ago that old polls disappeared. I think she would love to run against Newt, but somehow, I don’t think it will happen. Not only don’t the Democrats won’t want to look weak, but the left wing is just tickled pink to have been able to sneak someone with all the hate-America bona fides into the White House. Naturally, they’ll do anything and everything to ensure him a second term. All that will matter is how he polls shortly before the election, so what I suspect they will do is engineer some great surprises a month or so before the election, then bring in the propaganda machine to remind us of what a magical president we have, galvanize the youth vote again, and play to people’s fears by painting the GOP as dark agents of cruelty and theocracy. (Whether such fears are legitimate or groundless will be largely irrelevant.)
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I read that article in today’s Wall St Journal. I think plenty of Democrats would rather run Hillary than Obama, but I don’t see how that might happen. One prominent Democrat (Obama) does not agree. Obama won’t voluntarily give up the presidency. Too big a bruise to an already tender ego.
Not saying it could not happen, just saying that I don’t see how it could.
I’ll let you know how I feel on this side. Four years ago I switched support from Clinton to Obama for a number of reasons, one of which was the virulent atmosphere Clinton would encounter. Unfortunately most conservatives swung en masse to train their attacks and obstruction on the President. That said, he’s our guy on the inside. Intelligent, looking for a good place for the US in the world and a good US for citizens, and more competent that you will admit.