12 April 2015

Hillary for the day


The BBC has an article about her run:
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has formally entered the 2016 race for the White House in a bid to become the first woman US president.
She launched her campaign website on Sunday, telling Americans she wanted to be their "champion". Clinton ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, but lost to Barack Obama. The overwhelming Democratic favorite, she had been expected to declare her candidacy for months.
In a video (above) on her website, Clinton declared: "I am running for president". "Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times," she said, "but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion," she added.
Hillary Clinton's second presidential bid marks the latest chapter in a unique political career. The video features a number of Americans talking about their hopes and aspirations. It ends with Clinton saying: "So I'm hitting the road to earn your vote because it's your time, and I hope you'll join me on this journey".
Clinton's team said would spend the next few weeks building up grassroots support in the early Democratic primary states; she tweeted that she is on her way to Iowa. She is expected to hold her first rally, officially kicking off her campaign, in mid-May.
Clinton's presidential ambitions have been the worst-kept secret in US politics. 
Analysis by Gary O'Donoghue for BBC News, in Des Moines, Iowa:
The launch of Hillary Clinton's campaign for the presidency was meant to be low-key. It was meant to reflect the idea that it was all about ordinary Americans and the everyday concerns of the middle class.
But whether she likes it or not, Clinton is a huge name in politics and reinventing herself as the embodiment of change won't be easy.
True, she is unlikely to face any stiff competition from her own side for the nomination, but Republicans have been unrelenting in their attacks on her and that will only increase.
She will also have to find a convincing vision for America that will capture the imagination of the voters.
Elections are usually about the future and Clinton has to prove that she's not all about the past.
Clinton has already had the backing of President Obama, who told a news conference at the Summit of the Americas in Panama on Saturday that she would make an "excellent president".
Her successor in the post of Secretary of State, John Kerry, called her a "good friend", telling ABC's This Week program she "did a terrific job of rebuilding alliances that had been shredded over the course of the prior years".
But the attacks from Republicans have already begun. Republican presidential contender Rand Paul criticized Clinton for her handling of a September 2012 attack on a US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in which the US ambassador was among those killed. He also said questions remained about funds received by a charity set up by the Clintons.
Jeb Bush, former Florida governor and brother of George W Bush who is also considering whether to stand as a Republican candidate, tweeted: "We must do better than Hillary."

Hillary Clinton's Washington career so far:
Tried to reform US healthcare during husband Bill's first term as president (1993-1997), but her plan never reached a vote in Congress.
Stood by her husband when his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky was exposed, 1997-98.
Elected as Democratic senator for New York, 2000.
Voted in favour of the Iraq war in 2003, but later distanced herself from the war.
Ran for the Democratic nomination in 2008, but conceded in favor of Barack Obama.
Served as Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013.
Embroiled in controversy over the attack on a US consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2012.
Investigated by the State Department for her use of a private email server, circumventing legal requirements.
Rico says that he doesn't want her as his President, not because she's a woman (and that's being generous, anyway, as Bill would attest), nor because she's a Democrat (sort of), but because she's totally self-interested, and an idiot...

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