Could Hillary run in 2016 if she was serving as Secretary of State?

[Barack_America]

:shrug:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. It's very unusual for a Secretary of State to stick around for both terms.

[Barack_America]

3. Granted, but if she serves only one term, what would she do in the 2nd administration?

Got to keep visibility somehow. A short stint as Gov. of New York, perhaps?

[Unsane]

4. Replace Biden as VP, serve as UN Ambassador etc.

[MadBadger]

6. Move to Iowa?

[ecstatic]

15. lol nt

[high density]

9. How about retirement?

[ecstatic]

22. a logical option that not too many people mention nt

[Beacool]

31. In your dreams, baby, in your dreams.

Hillary ain't going anywhere.

:P

[Unsane]

2. yes

[adoraz]

5. sure, why not? doesn't mean she will win

but she can still start a campaign.

[WI_DEM]

28. Any president would ask the SoS to resign if they planned to run for president because

SoS is typically a non-partisan position, and you can't run for president and be an effective SoS at the same time.

[Perky]

7. No,,,,,,,the roles are too conflicted,

SHe would have to resign,

[onehandle]

8. No, but... SoS, then help Obama get re-elected, then step down in '13. Then run for 3 years.

And a grateful and popular President Obama helps her win in 2016.

[NewJeffCT]

16. That would be her best option

I would think Biden would not run in 2016 because he'll be 74.

[LostinVA]

18. 09'?

[onehandle]

26. I meant 2013. I changed it. nt

[LostinVA]

41. Ah!

[galaxy21]

10. Hillary's going to have a lot of competition

Warner, Webb, possibly Kaine. Throw Bayh in there as well.

[LostinVA]

19. What a charming group of barely Dems -- except for Warner

And I voted for both Webb and Kaine. But, NEVER for anything past a rep of VA.

[galaxy21]

20. I've taken quite a liking to Tim Kaine, actually

I wouldn't mind seeing him run one day. The eyebrow thing is defiently weird, though.

But, yeah, the thought of Bayh getting anywhere near the presidency annoys the hell out of me.

[LostinVA]

23. Great -- an anti-choice and anti equal GLBT rights candidate

[Barack_America]

25. In what respect? Personal views or legislation?

[galaxy21]

29. Kaine has said he's personally opposed to abortion, but thinks it should be legal

Honestly, it doesn't really matter to me whether a candidate personally agrees with abortion or not, as long as they'll work to ensure its legality.

[LostinVA]

33. You need to watch his debates -- and, you didn't mention gay rights

[galaxy21]

38. In fairness, the guy is running in Virginia

There have been a lot of dems in red states that have to come off as more conservative. If he was running in Mass and talking like that, then maybe there would be a problem.

I understand that sometimes politicians have to adapt to their political enviroment.

[LostinVA]

32. The Gov doesn't legislate

He is very much anti choice and anti gay rights, and signed that horrible, draconian bill into effect. If you can, catch his campaign debates on youtube: he's VERY conservative socially. I will say he is not a hypocrite: he is also anti death penalty. He lives his religion in every way, including doing a lot of charity work, and as I said, I voted for him and donated to him -0- but I don't want to see him even in the Senate.

[WI_DEM]

11. She would probably resign sometime before 2016 if she were running for president

because no you don't really have time to be Secretary of State and run for president at the same time.

[Spider Jerusalem]

12. No former Secretary of State has been elected President since James Buchanan

[Barack_America]

13. .

You've just given this appointment a silver lining for me.

:evilgrin:

[onehandle]

30. No African-American has ever been elected.

Things change.

[karynnj]

14. No - you can not even campaign for someone else

according to the Hatch ACT.

[cherokeeprogressive]

17. She's going to challenge Obama in '12.

Mark my words. We'll start hearing about it after the mid-term elections.

UNLESS, Obama is fantastically successful as President in his first four years.

[galaxy21]

21. Hillary would never do that

Ever.

[thoughtcrime1984]

24. I sincerely doubt it. nt

[Beacool]

34. I sincerely doubt it too.

Remember Kennedy? The party won't want to go through that ordeal again. It left a rift and a lot of resentment within the party.

;(

[LostinVA]

35. blahblahblah -- she is a known Party loyalist, sorry, ain't happening

[ronnykmarshall]

36. Uh ....

no.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

40. FAIL! n/t

[nsd]

27. If she takes the SoS job, she should give everything she has to that.

She should give up any presidential ambitions she might still have. Though, really, I think she's already done that.

[OHdem10]

37. It is much more difficult for people to accept an "older woman"

as President. This is not fair, but life is not fair. I supported
Hilary during the campaign but now her age becomes a factor.

Let her become a successful SOS in peace. Do not worry about Presidential
stuff that likely will never even happen.

[damntexdem]

39. She could run in 2012 as well as 2016.

Wouldn't be nice, but she could do it. And several SOSs have gone on to be prez -- though not in the past 150 years.

[jzodda]

42. My prediction. She bows out in summer 2015 and heads to Iowa

and NH :)