Terry Mitchell

Will Hillary Clinton Run for President Again?



Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008

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Now that Hillary Clinton has lost the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination to Barack Obama, is there a chance that she'll ever run for president again? Well, the answer to that question is dependent on a couple of yet-to-be-determined factors.

One of those factors is whether or not Obama defeats John McCain this November. If Obama loses, it is all but certain that Hillary will run for president again, even if Obama does not select her as his running mate this year. As soon as his loss was officially in the books, she would become the frontrunner for the 2012 Democratic presidential nomination.

Of course, this would in no way guarantee that she will be the nominee in 2012. She was the frontrunner when the current presidential campaign cycle began, only to be taken down by the previously-unknown Obama. Likewise, in 2012, there is a risk that she could be squeezed out by another fresh face like Mark Warner of Virginia.

Now, if Obama wins this fall, any future run by Hillary for the highest office in the land would depend heavily on whether he has taken her as his vice-presidential nominee. If he has, then at that point, of course, she would become vice president. Then, regardless of how Obama would do in a re-election attempt in 2012, Hillary would become the favorite to capture the nomination in 2016.

However, if Obama beats McCain in November, having selected someone other than Hillary as his running mate, the chances of her running for president again would be rendered virtually nil. The new vice president would become the heavy favorite for 2016. By Election Day in 2020, Hillary would be 73 and probably considered too old to run again.

Terry Mitchell is a software engineer, freelance writer, amateur political analyst, and blogger from Virginia, USA. He posts a least one article a day to his blog - http://commenterry.blogs.com - on subjects such as current events, politics, technology, society and culture, religion, health and well-being, self improvement, personal finance, trivia, and sports. Terry is also the owner and operator of a website that is dedicated to allowing U.S. citizens to find all types of insurance at reasonable prices.  
 
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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)
» left by Danny Davids
 3 years 208 days ago.
75 fans.
Um, 73 is too old to run for President? Wow. Don't tell John McCain...!
» left by Terry Mitchell 3 years 208 days ago.
88 fans.
Okay, I'm probably gonna catch some heat for saying this, but things are perceived a little differently for women. :-)
» left by Lorrie Davids 3 years 208 days ago.
96 fans.
Gee, Terry, care to elaborate? That has got to be on a top ten list of comment responses. I'm still laughing!
» left by Terry Mitchell 3 years 208 days ago.
88 fans.
No elaboration -- I'll only get myself in more hot water. :-)
» left by Avis Ward 3 years 207 days ago.
131 fans.
Terry, you did very well until . . . hence no stars for you! One thing I'm happy to see, you recognize when you're in hot water. I hope it doesn't beging to boil!
» left by Avis Ward
 3 years 207 days ago.
131 fans.
Just kidding!
» left by Jean Purcell
 3 years 207 days ago.
39 fans.
Terry, you know how to stir up interest. Beyond that, I'll not comment too much (smile). However, I like the way you ran through the many possibilities/probabilities. I'm living around the beltway too-in the lovely state of Maryland. It's hard to ignore politics around here, but I think the rest of the country cares about this election...if only everyone who does care will vote this time around!
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