Hillary Clinton Is Running Again (Least claimed by Politico) - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Hillary Clinton will run for president. Again. No inside information informs this prediction. No argument is advanced as to whether her run is a good or a bad idea—there are many ways to make a case either way. Instead this is just a statement of simple facts (if facts mean anything anymore, that is). And the facts are clear that the former secretary of state is doing everything she needs to do to run for the White House one more time. If she finds a path to do so, she will take it. And I can prove it. Consider. Shortly after Clinton’s shock-the-world, hysteria-inducing defeat last November, the Clinton Global Initiative announced plans to cease operations. The CGI—the most scandal-plagued arm of the Clinton Foundation—was a ground zero of grief for the Clinton campaign. Labeled a slush fund for political operations, paid for by foreign governments, it was an endless and easy target of complaints about conflicts of interest and graft. Yet despite pleas to do so by various supporters throughout the 2016 campaign, the Clintons time and again refused to shut it down. Which raises the question: What advantage, other than a political one, is there to doing so now? Similarly, why did the Clintons allow rumors to circulate—rumors they still haven’t officially quashed—that the former secretary of state was/is/might be considering a run for mayor of New York City? For the thrill of it? Out of spite toward the current mayor, who supported her candidacy for the White House? Or might there be another reason to keep alive the idea that Hillary Clinton’s political fortunes aren’t in the rear-view mirror? This month, Clinton signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster. That alone isn’t noteworthy. This, after all, would be her seventh book, if you count her campaign policy venture/insomnia cure, Stronger Together. But added to all the other activities afoot, it raises a few questions. Does she really have that much more to say? Or might there be another reason, besides money that she does not need, to go on a book tour, answer humiliating questions about losing to Donald Trump and stay in the headlines? And just days ago, Clinton trolled Trump on Twitter over the courtroom defeat of his executive order banning citizens from seven majority-Muslim nations. She didn’t have to do that, of course. Most defeated rivals disappear after their loss. Instead, Clinton sounded very much like she was still on the campaign trail. (Because, of course, she is.) Finally, consider last November’s concession speech to Trump. Absent in her remarks was any indication, as one might have expected, that she was going gentle into that good night, handing the baton to a new generation or even to a new leader. Instead, Clinton talked more about the future—explicitly including herself in that future—than she did about the past. “I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but someday, someone will,” she said, adding, “and hopefully sooner than we might think right now.” She then quoted a line of Scripture: “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season, we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” And she concluded, tellingly, with this: “So my friends, let us have faith in each other, let us not grow weary, let us not lose heart, for there are more seasons to come. And there is more work to do.” This was not Richard Nixon’s bitter “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore” when he lost a race for governor in 1962 and thought his political career was over. This was someone looking ahead. More seasons to come. At the moment, of course, the idea of another Clinton presidential campaign—what would be the fifth since 1992—seems outlandish, even exhausting. Who’d want to go through all that mess again? But four years is plenty of time for memories to subside. And it’s true that in another era, a candidate Clinton’s age might have been deemed too old for the presidency. But in 2020, Hillary Clinton will be 73, one year younger than the incumbent seeking reelection. Also in another era, her political career might have been seen as having passed its expiration date. She’s twice run for the White House—and lost. But Ronald Reagan didn’t think that way. He ran in 1968, and again in 1976, nearly beating the incumbent Gerald Ford for the GOP nomination, before his ultimate victory in 1980. Besides, consider the alternative: having a chance to run for a third time—and squandering it. Al Gore first sought the presidency in 1988 and then again in 2000, when he won the popular vote against George W. Bush and came within a few hundred hanging chads of winning the decisive state of Florida. Anyone think Gore still doesn’t wonder what might have happened had he pursued a rematch against Bush four years later? (As it happens, Bush barely beat John Kerry in 2004, 50.7 percent to 48.3 percent.) More recent history might well be very different today if Mitt Romney had made a third run for the presidency in 2016, which, by most accounts, he was sorely tempted to do—and on more than one occasion. Romney, too, almost assuredly is still asking himself whether he made a mistake by staying out. Clinton is not going to want to spend the rest of her life haunted by the question of “What if?” What if I could run again—and win? Besides, seeking the White House has been her aspiration for decades. What else is there for her to do? Yes, barring some calamity, Clinton is running. And this brave columnist will go one step further. Not only will Clinton run again, she has an excellent shot at getting the Democratic Party nomination again. But only if she approaches it quite differently. Here’s some advice for her.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/hillary-clinton-is-running-for-president-again-214766"]http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/hillary-clinton-is-running-for-president-again-214766[/URL] :suicide: And Hillary just please retired from Politics all together. PS if Bernie Sanders or other non-corrupted Democrat candidates like Tulsi Gabbard run again I will vote Democrat, if not I may voting Green again in next three years.

After Donald I'll take anyone. I'd take George Bush Round 3.

Hopefully she'll face Michelle Obama and lose the primary by a land slide.

Of course she'll run, because the DNC are dumbasses, completely out of touch, and don't actually care about their constituents. They just want to further a few select political careers. Well, enjoy eight full years of GOP control.

If she actually does [b]and[/b] gets the nomination again the DNC just handed the Republicans the country for the next 5 DECADES. She lost against the most unpopular Republican candidate since Goldwater. Take the fucking hint and get the fuck out of politics.

I can't wait to see her get destroyed by her opponent just saying "You lost to Donald Trump:.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;51813824]Of course she'll run, because the DNC are dumbasses, completely out of touch, and don't actually care about their constituents. They just want to further a few select political careers. Well, enjoy eight full years of GOP control.[/QUOTE] If our country determines that Hillary is still worse than GOP control even after Trump's presidency, we deserve every single thing we get.

Hillary please fuck off.

In the slim chance that someone high up in the DNC is reading this, may I give some advice? Do not, I repeat, do NOT give this woman the nomination. Not only will you give the country another 4 years of Trump, there will be legions of people who'll wish to string you up by your balls. I promise.

Imagine the alternate timeline where the DNC didnt choose Hillary preemptively and we had Bernie instead of the Mango Sentinel.

OH hell no, she needs to stay the fuck out of politics. Her screwing over Sanders in the DNC primaries with her pals in high places and failing to beat Trump- the most laughable, corrupt, and despicable Republican candidate to date- utterly disqualifies her in any sane individual's eyes from being a potential (winning) candidate for the presidency, ever again. She needs to fucking retire already and let the more progressive, increasingly younger portion of the Democratic party start to get elected into positions instead of focusing on making herself even richer and more powerful 24/7.

this old hag really needs to stop. she lost two times, what makes her think it would be her turn?

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;51813843]If our country determines that Hillary is still worse than GOP control even after Trump's presidency, we deserve every single thing we get.[/QUOTE] Nah, she is going to fuck over the next favorable democratic candidate and history will repeat itself [b]again[/b]. DNC needs to take the hint and fuck off. It's never going to be ~her turn~.

Why am I not surprised that idpol wins over common sense in this day and age. Seriously, Democrats... You need to toss this bitch.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;51813824]Of course she'll run, because the DNC are dumbasses, completely out of touch, and don't actually care about their constituents. They just want to further a few select political careers. Well, enjoy eight full years of GOP control.[/QUOTE] Create a new party and withdraw from DNC.

O lawd why. There must be other candidates without the baggage?

[QUOTE=UziXxX;51813813]Hopefully she'll face Michelle Obama and lose the primary by a land slide.[/QUOTE] michelle saw 8 years of this shit happen. she's too smart to run

[QUOTE=Guriosity;51813868]Create a new party and withdraw from DNC.[/QUOTE] Neither Clinton or the Sanders Democrats can pull a Bull Moose party.

My guess is her train of thought is "By the end of his first term, they'll be BEGGING to vote for me! *cackle*" or something along those lines.

Rumors are rumors but if it's happens, would it be her resilience and confidence or arrogance and stubbornness? Either way, it's pretty impressive that she doesn't stop.

If Trump's term runs really badly couldn't Hillary do well though? I thought people voted Trump because people thought Clinton was more unappealing than Trump but could change before the next election or something

[QUOTE=Gwoodman;51813879]Either way, it's pretty impressive that she doesn't stop.[/QUOTE] It's absolutely pathetic actually.

[QUOTE=Stroheim;51813875]Neither Clinton or the Sanders Democrats can pull a Bull Moose party.[/QUOTE] Rumors are Hillary hijacked the DNC. Its her party. Think Le Pen.

''So, we lost everything in this election because our candidate has not enough appeal in the Rust Belt, which all flipped for Trump since his promises are more popular in those states. And he is keeping those promises too, by the looks of it. So what will we do now.'' -''Just run her again lol, the media will totally win it for us this time! We clearly didn't shrill hard enough then!'' This is English Labour/Dutch PvdA/French Socialist tier incompetency. You have to really try to run a political party this fucking badly.

Absolutely not, fuck off and stay far away from the presidency

the clintons have something called the Clintons Global Initiative? that appears a little evil. its not clintons HAPPY global initiative - more like clinton GLOBAL TAKEOVER initiative just my opinion.

[QUOTE=Lolkork;51813898]This blog post has some pretty shit evidence, nothing of it indicates that she's going to run for president again.[/QUOTE] It's a thinly-veiled opinion article. [quote]This, after all, would be her seventh book, if you count her campaign policy venture/insomnia cure, Stronger Together.[/quote] Her book puts you to sleep?

[QUOTE=Lolkork;51813898]This blog post has some pretty shit evidence, nothing of it indicates that she's going to run for president again.[/QUOTE] Except it sounds like behind the scenes Clinton is still controlling the DNC, or may have created a shadow party inside to counter any changes.

The only way she'll have even a smidgen of a chance is if the Trump presidency continues getting worse than it already is, [I]and[/I] if Trump decides to run again. Even then, she's still such an unlikable candidate I dunno. Clinton and the DNC need to fuck off in general and be replaced by an actually progressive party.

[QUOTE=UziXxX;51813813]Hopefully she'll face Michelle Obama and lose the primary by a land slide.[/QUOTE] Or we could get someone that isn't qualified solely based on having boned a former president? I don't know why anyone would seriously recommend Michelle Obama lol