Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Clinton 2016?
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/09/hillary-clinton-2016-formidable-frontrunner All signs are pointing towards Hillary Clinton handily capturing the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. In fact, Clinton appears to be the most formidable non-incumbent runner in the modern era. The latest public polling numbers show her to be at 67% of the vote among democrats nationally, comparing to 61% in December 2012, which only menas that her numbers are actually inflating if anything. It appears that Clinton will be one of the frontrunners for the presidential campaign in 2016, and her health problems leading to her resignation of the Sec. of State position might have just been a ploy to put herself into position to run in the presidential campaign. The only candidate anywehre close to Clinton's numbers this early was Al Gore in 2000 who cruised to a primary nomination in which he crushed the opposition with 76% of the votes; again, nowhere close to any numbers that non-incumbents have ever posted. Furthermore, Clinton's numbers in the caucus states of New Hampshire and Iowa are in the high 60s and even the low 70s. Basically, Clinton will have the jump on the rest of the candidates in these states as well as in the national elections. She also has much of her establishment still set up from when she ran in 2008. All in all, if Hillary Clinton chooses to run for the democratic nomination in 2016, she will be a far and away favorite to win the nomination.
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