Hillary Clinton has spent the last few weeks basking in the joys of finally being a grandmother, and she made it clear last month that she was not going to make a decision about whether or not she was going to run for the presidency until after the start of 2015. The time off made sense, as she wanted to focus on family, but by setting a time frame for deciding on another huge political campaign, she gave potential voters something to anticipate. That time frame might have been short lived, though, because a new report out today is saying Clinton might end up announcing her plans long before next year.
According to The New York Times's "First Draft," if the Democrats do badly in the midterms, it is possible Clinton might decide to act as a life raft for her party and announce her presidential campaign before the holiday season.
The report said:
"If Democrats lose control of the Senate in the midterm elections, the party may need to quickly pivot to the presidential campaign, several people close to Mrs. Clinton said. The Democratic Party would look to Mrs. Clinton 'as its Noah's ark,' a vessel on which voters and donors could channel their enthusiasm and frustration, said one of these people, who could discuss the internal deliberations only on the condition of anonymity. Until recently, Mrs. Clinton was expected to announce around Feb. 15, 2015, which would give her campaign plenty of time to staff up and raise money. But that timing is now being reconsidered as Democrats contemplate a scenario in which they suffer significant losses."
Clinton has been campaigning heavily for Democrats leading up to the midterm elections, and it is one of the reasons so many believe the former U.S. Secretary of State has every intention of making a run for the top seat in the White House.
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