@Frank Apisa,
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Anyway...for the record, I have been saying for the last year and a half...that she will not run. I have no idea of why anyone wants that job, but I think she is too smart to make that mistake.
Ummmm, you may be mistaken, there, Frank Apisa, but then again, you might be more right than wrong.
I have studied the personality of Hillary Clinton in minute detail. We have in Hillary a remarkably ambitious power-loving female, and I suspect her aspiration is second to none in the quest for her goal, the White House. Stubbornness is a part of her personality. Observe how she has crafted her plan to run by carefully avoiding stating what her presidential plans are while super pacs all over the place are taking in money for her campaign; her presence overshadows any Democratic presidential candidate wannabe, with the possible exception of Bernie Sanders.....Hillary is relentless in her determination to capture the prize. And what a prize it will be for the first woman president of the United States of America!!!
After leaving the White House with Bill, she ran for the US Senate from New York. On her agenda was the pursuit of the White House which she promptly put into action. She was well on her way with very little strong opposition from the Republican side, in fact, they diminished in size compared to the former First Lady. And then along came Barack Obama, US senator from Chicago.
We all saw how Hillary lost to Obama but she desperately wanted to be Vice President since she was not nominated by the Dems. There were forces within the Obama camp against giving Hillary that second spot, and so it was decided they would rather have Hillary in the Cabinet as Secretary of State than working against the president.
As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has raised her profile tremendously, and is now a powerful force to be reckoned with. She realizes she will have Obama's base, Latinos, African Americans, women, Gays, Asians, moderates, Liberals, Independents, and those desperately wanting ObamaCare. The base will be with her, although I must admit not as fully as with President Obama. Also, those people who lagged behind in 2014 not voting will be out in full swing and it's a possibility the Dems will kick out many GOP and recapture many seats for the congress.
***On a side note, Ted Cruz is up for reelection 2016. I hope to see that most undesirable soundly defeated.***
Hillary has never given up her goal for the White House; she was pushed to the side for 8 years, but unless she encounters some physical health problems, I cannot envision her not running for the crown.
It is true, compared to Elizabeth Warren, Hillary comes across as more hawkish and in the throes of Wall Street. The more this is compounded in the minds of Americans paying attention, the less in awe they will remain of her. However, if Elizabeth Warren is not going to run, Hillary Clinton is the only game in town for Democrats, Liberals and moderates. Minorities truly have no where to turn because they instinctively run from Republicans like they are an open basket filled with live poisonous vipers.