It's hard to imagine, but it actually seems as if Hillary Clinton is getting ready to jump back into the race for president in 2020. She may be a two time loser (or a total loser depending on your point of view), but Hillary can't seem to shake the itch to be president.
Today brought another indicator of what is coming. Andrew Stein wrote a column in the New York Post calling on Joe Biden to drop out of the race before all the investigations drive him from the race. That's interesting because Stein is not some pundit; he is the former head of the New York City Council and a major power in New York City Democrat circles. In his piece, Stein points out that nothing President Trump has done rises to the level of an impeachable offense, but he emphasizes that the mess that the whole matter exposes about Biden and his son will inevitably bring Old Joe down.
Stein, however, is also a Clinton supporter, and an important one at that. Last November, Stein wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal together with Mark Penn (another Clinton supporter) to predict that Hillary would enter the race and easily get the nomination. His latest article was no doubt run by Hillary's people and approved.
In the last few weeks, Hillary is suddenly back on the trail again, making speeches, giving interviews, releasing statements, and the like. She's gearing up.
In 2016, the race was close enough that it is fair to say that America did not so much elect Trump as reject Hillary Clinton. I don't think that in Hillary's case absence made the collective American heart grow any fonder. Still, if Hillary were to step back into the race, she would command a sizable group of loyalist Democrats. Given the splintered nature of the current field and the obvious flaws with each of the Democrat candidates, it is conceivable that the Dems would pick her again.
This may be Hillary's chance to break the glass ceiling. She could be the first woman to be a major presidential candidate to lose THREE times.
Today brought another indicator of what is coming. Andrew Stein wrote a column in the New York Post calling on Joe Biden to drop out of the race before all the investigations drive him from the race. That's interesting because Stein is not some pundit; he is the former head of the New York City Council and a major power in New York City Democrat circles. In his piece, Stein points out that nothing President Trump has done rises to the level of an impeachable offense, but he emphasizes that the mess that the whole matter exposes about Biden and his son will inevitably bring Old Joe down.
Stein, however, is also a Clinton supporter, and an important one at that. Last November, Stein wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal together with Mark Penn (another Clinton supporter) to predict that Hillary would enter the race and easily get the nomination. His latest article was no doubt run by Hillary's people and approved.
In the last few weeks, Hillary is suddenly back on the trail again, making speeches, giving interviews, releasing statements, and the like. She's gearing up.
In 2016, the race was close enough that it is fair to say that America did not so much elect Trump as reject Hillary Clinton. I don't think that in Hillary's case absence made the collective American heart grow any fonder. Still, if Hillary were to step back into the race, she would command a sizable group of loyalist Democrats. Given the splintered nature of the current field and the obvious flaws with each of the Democrat candidates, it is conceivable that the Dems would pick her again.
This may be Hillary's chance to break the glass ceiling. She could be the first woman to be a major presidential candidate to lose THREE times.
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