Hillary Clinton won't run for President.

[earthside]

Articles like the one linked to here are just the beginning of the kind of scrutiny Hillary would have to endure if she seeks the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.

And this kind of discussion will make her success in primaries highly problematic. After the 'Crash of 2008' and the emergence of 'wealth inequality' as a major issue, Mrs. Clinton is simply not able to be the advocate for the stressed and beleaguered working and middle classes.

I don't think Hillary will want to risk becoming a two-time presidential nominee candidate loser.

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How Did the Clintons Become So Rich?
The real scandal is not that the former president and first lady are so wealthy, but how they got that wealthy.

By Zaid Jilani - Al Jazeera / Alternet.org

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Agreed

Never can be sure, of course.

[spanone]

2. b.s.

[onehandle]

3. LOL!

Ok.

[awake]

4. This is 2014 not 2016 stop thinking about tomorrow and start taking care of today

The republicans want us to focus on 2016 instead of this years election so they can keep control of the House and try to get control of the Senate. Do not get distracted by 2016 while we still have work to do this year!!!

[dragonlady]

13. Truly excellent advice

If they can take over the Senate, being president will be terrible for any Democrat. Not to mention all the state governments--we need to make gains where we are outnumbered and solidify majorities where we have them.

[randome]

5. And yet she polls so well on 'connecting to average Americans'.

Like her or not (I don't), she will likely be our next President. Just because you feel strongly about an issue doesn't mean the vast electorate will disdain her.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]

[TheKentuckian]

6. She doesn't want to actually run but rather just have a coronation.

[MineralMan]

9. Not so. She's testing the waters right now, in preparation

for making a decision about running. She knows full well that there's not going to be any coronation. You are incorrect in your assessment, in my opinion.

[TheKentuckian]

15. She and her allies are pulling every string and calling every favor to clear the field.

She is a dicey campaigner who is extraordinarily well connected and super resourced who is working to set up conditions that will make sure there are only "vanity" and "getting to know you" campaigns in a phony primary.

[MineralMan]

16. And your point is? If she runs, she runs.

Then we have the primaries. That's going to happen down the road. In the meantime, we have mid-term elections.

[TheKentuckian]

20. My point is setting up a coronation which you felt the need to bicker about

interrupting your unblinking focus on the midterms.

[FSogol]

7. Wasn't this last week's concern?

[MineralMan]

8. That may be your wish, but it is not a realistic wish.

If Hillary wants to run, she will run. If she runs, she will be very, very difficult to defeat in the primaries.

If you'd prefer someone else, you might want to consider posting things that are favorable to that person, rather than repeating attacks on Hillary Clinton. That's my suggestion to you.

[BeyondGeography]

10. This is all re-run stuff

That's the way the Clintons will see it, and they can be forgiven for trusting their political instincts on this point. In fact, they probably see it as a positive, since the money focus is getting hot-and-heavy early in the game. Last time. Bill's $110 million post-presidential haul came out in 2008. Now she isn't even running and they have a chance to mend their rhetorical stumbles (there have been a couple) out of the way and get their story straight. It won't be difficult.

[gwheezie]

11. Oh dear and I was going to vote for her

Thanks for letting me know

[DonViejo]

12. Do you seriously believe the Clintons are not use

to "scrutiny" and they cannot endure it? LOL. Were you around in the 1990's?

[TheKentuckian]

19. I was. There was little real scrutiny on things that put a hell of a dent in our futures

while their were seven million fake ass scandals and focus on bullshit that had nothing to do with official business.

There wasn't near enough scrutiny on NAFTA, deregulation, welfare deform, GATT, most favored nation status for China, or media consolidation just silly buggers going on about real estate deals, blowjobs, who Bubba fucked in Arkansas, how often Bubba ate a Big Mac, Chelsea's appearance, and if Hillary was a ballbuster - aka reality TV shot ahead of it's time and little to nothing about selling us out justified by a couple of soon to burst bubbles and trickle down sold with more high minded sounding rhetoric.

[LordGlenconner]

22. "Bubba"

It's as if I woke up in 1992!

[TheKentuckian]

23. I voted for him four fucking times, Bubba it is.

[OKNancy]

14. LOL - laugh of the day

[MoonRiver]

17. Ridiculous

She and Bill and been through and withstood much worse scandal mongering.

[reddread]

18. why does anyone run for POTUS, when only one person will win?

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lets not hold out hope for phantoms like common sense or dignity.
we are talking about top echelon money whores.

[winter is coming]

21. LOL. She's doing a pretty good head fake, if she has no intention of running. n/t