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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 02:12 PM Jan 2017

Hillary Clinton plots her next move

The Democrat has been studying election presentations, including reports on where she underperformed.

By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI 01/23/17 05:03 AM EST


LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a series of private meetings and phone calls at their home in Chappaqua, in New York City and in Washington, Bill and Hillary Clinton are slowly starting to puzzle through their political future, according to over a dozen people who have spoken directly with them, and nearly two dozen other Democrats who have been briefed on their thinking.

The recently vanquished candidate has told some associates she’s looking at a spring timeline for mapping out some of her next political steps. Still recovering from her stunning loss, a political return is far from the top of Clinton’s mind, with much of her planning focused around the kinds of projects she wants to take on outside the partisan arena, like writing or pushing specific policy initiatives.

Just as the Democratic Party feels its way through a landscape without either Clinton looming over its future for the first time in nearly a quarter century, Clinton herself is working through the uncertainty surrounding how to best return to the fold.

There have been no conversations about starting her own political group but Clinton has spoken with leaders of emerging Democratic-leaning organizations about their work, and has discussed possible opportunities to work with Organizing For Action, former President Barack Obama’s initiative. Among the potential political priorities she has mentioned to associates are building pipelines for young party leaders to rise and ensuring that a reconstructed Democratic National Committee functions as an effective hub that works seamlessly with other party campaign wings.

The one-time secretary of state has been in contact with a range of ex-aides, studying presentations as she tries to better understand the forces behind her shocking November defeat.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/hillary-clinton-plans-future-234018
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Hillary Clinton plots her next move (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP
Interesting Article Gothmog Jan 2017 #1
i wish they would do something about the hackable computer voting machines; dems don't stand TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #2
I hope she runs in 2020. joshcryer Jan 2017 #3
I Do Not erpowers Jan 2017 #4
3rd times a charm? nt jmg257 Jan 2017 #5
As an independent n/t leftstreet Jan 2017 #6
Haters gonna hate but if I could rec the heck out of this post I would ;p JHan Jan 2017 #7
I would like to see she, Obama, and Holder address voter supression hollowdweller Jan 2017 #8
 

TheFrenchRazor

(2,116 posts)
2. i wish they would do something about the hackable computer voting machines; dems don't stand
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 07:40 PM
Jan 2017

a chance as long as those things are counting the votes.

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
4. I Do Not
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 10:40 PM
Jan 2017

Look, I feel bad for her. This was the worst way for her political career to end. However, it would not be good for the Democratic Party, or the country if she ran for President in 2020.

 

hollowdweller

(4,229 posts)
8. I would like to see she, Obama, and Holder address voter supression
Mon Jan 23, 2017, 10:46 PM
Jan 2017

All 3 lawyers. They could start a national legal group to challenge voter suppression laws and gerrymandering.

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