The second she becomes a politician again, her numbers will drop.

I love HRC and would support her in a heartbeat if she were to run for office in 2016 but polls like these are meaningless IMHO. But I guess pollsters gotta feed their families.............

I guess pollsters gotta poll, and reporters gotta report-even if it's meaningless, time-filling "stuff."

Obama-Biden on one side vs. Hillary's popularity on the other.

They know damn well that political figures who are out of office tend to be more popular than elected officials still serving in office.

They're so transparent.

and seem intent on keeping Rush's "Operation Chaos" alive, probably through the next election, especially if it looks like Hillary and Biden decide to throw in for the race.

over the last 4 years so she could protect her popularity with Dem voters. Deals made long ago and awaiting only a signature so the next Sec of State will get the headlines and photos and backlash.

Obama decided to put a hold on a final decision because of the backlash from environmental groups and others. It is still up in the air whether he will approve it.

long ago, and so were the recommendations to the WH.

Gee - what happened to the 'power' of the most 'powerful' and 'pro-active' Sec of State of all time? Guess she just never got around to making deals on Keystone that she was prepared to sign 4 years ago, eh?

Some of us don't allow ourselves to get fooled.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/09/hilary-clinton-and-obama-s-dismal-record-on-the-environment.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/09/hillary-clinton-keystone_n_2268536.html

http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/29/bill-clinton-we-should-embrace-keystone-pipeline-video/

It just doesn't help when those surrounding this issue are financially invested in it. That kind of conflict of interest is noteworthy.

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But the rumor is that Clinton’s State Department is nonetheless about to recommend approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which the top climate scientists in the nation have unanimously called a terrible idea. As far as I know, though, Clinton’s subordinates haven’t reached out to ask them why. For more than a year now, it’s been one of Washington’s worst-kept secrets that Clinton wants the pipeline approved. And why not? Its builder, TransCanada, hired her old deputy campaign manager as its chief lobbyist and gave lobbying contracts to several of her big bundlers. Leaked emails show embassy officials rooting on the project; it’s classic D.C. insiderism. (And, weirdly, her rumored successor is just as involved—Susan Rice has millions in stock in TransCanada and other Canadian energy companies.)

And in one sense it doesn’t make much difference. Everyone in the capital’s also known that the Keystone decision, in the end, will come down to President Obama, who will weigh State’s findings and then rule whether the pipeline is in the national interest. When that happens, we’ll find out if he’s a more modern politician than Hillary, or if he’s still fighting yesterday’s wars too.
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Hillary won't have to deal with the headlines or the accompanying photos of her signing off on the deals she made. The Clintons will use their enormous influence to get the deals already made signed and let the next officeholder take the blame. Everyone knows Kerry has too much chivalry to point the blame for the deals where blame belongs..... at Hillary.

And Susan Rice took the brunt of the Benghazi brouhaha.

Still, I'm hoping Kerry can turn this thing around before it's a done deal.

Confirmation Of Climate Hawk Kerry As Secretary Of State May Doom Dirty Keystone XL Pipeline

The Senate confirmed John Kerry as a Secretary of State by a vote of 94 to 3. I believe this is a turning point in the fight to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. Once again, I do not think that a man who had dedicated his Senate career to fighting catastrophic climate change would start his term as Secretary approving the expansion of one of the dirtiest sources of fossil fuels in the world.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/01/29/1513521/confirmation-of-climate-hawk-kerry-as-secretary-of-state-death-blow-dirty-keystone-xl-pipeline/

Including this one.

When I heard that, I was quite taken aback. Yikes. But then I realized the job was always John Kerry's and I was glad. I think he was born for the job.

He'll do a good job.

Obama is the one who has the final decision. Obama was the one who decided to put the deal on hold (election year, remember?). He is the one who will give the final approval.

I kid I kid. Whatever the case Hillary did an outstanding job and I do hope SOS Kerry will finally be the end of the environmentally cruel pipeline.

He can give him advice, but Obama will be the one to decide whether to go with the deal or not. It's the president's decision to make.

She would still have high numbers. Most likely higher than a lot of other Democrats could get.

Poll after poll over a long period of time have had the results. Of course her poll numbers would go down somewhat if she does choose to run in 2016. We'll just have to wait and see.

As soon as she announces, her ratings will drop.

that he doesn't believe there is anyone in the Republican party now that can beat her. His quote was that "she's gotta have 9 to 5 odds in Vegas right now."

Quick google search shows english bookie company taking 6 to 1 on hrc.

I am SO in favor of a mean-assed law that limits campaigns to six months and docks the offender a million for every early assault on our consciousness or mention in the press.

given that she has basically been out of politics for over 4 years while Obama has waged war after war over health care, the budget, the auto bailout and now guns, etc. etc...... the fact that she only leads the President 51-46 is shockingly bad. The same is true for Biden (46-41).

I am going to be doing everything I can to help Hillary get elected in 2016. But I hope these numbers can sober up some people here, and more importantly within her campaign. 2016 is going to be a major dog fight. Winning the White-house for 3 consecutive times won't be easy. Its rarely been done. And this time around, the GOP heavy weights will be out, unlike in 2012, when most of the best of the GOP candidates stayed away opting for 2016 instead.


Think about it. Hillary is at her absolute apex in the history of her political career, and she only leads our battle worn President by 5? I hope that instead of dancing in the streets over a number practically within the margin of error, it inspires people to get to work!


In 2006 and 2007 Hillary was a huge favorite for 2008 just as she is now. How did that turn out? Technically right now Biden is already closer to Hillary than any candidate was at this point in the 2008 race. Trust me, 2016 is going to be no cakewalk. And these numbers prove it.