2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumOkay, I may have been wrong about Hillary Clinton running for President
I have been saying for months I did not think Hillary was running.. Well John (my husband) told me something tonight that has me rethinking my position. Chelsea Clinton is quitting her job as a reporter with NBC. She said it was to concentrate more on the Clinton Foundation..but Chelsea quitting may mean her gearing up to support her Moms run. Sooooooooooooooooooooooo.. I may be wrong..
3rdwaydem
(277 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Hoppy
(3,595 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Hoppy
(3,595 posts)like the one she voted for in the Senate.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Historic NY
(37,451 posts)the Democrats nomination if she chooses.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Chelsea being seven months pregnant.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Peacetrain
(22,877 posts)but as John said, why would she not take a leave of absence. He got me to thinking..
JaydenD
(294 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)Plus, their mailing list is a mile long....
Now, there's no coordination, but I think her close friends have a sense of where she's at. If she told them "Hell, no, do NOT fire that thing up," they'd accede to her wishes.
http://www.readyforhillary.com
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Announcement.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)And I say this having been a huge part of Draft Gore when it was around.
northoftheborder
(7,572 posts)Ready for Hillary just put their merchandise on sale; of course I guess you could say that would show that she is going to announce "not".
Chelsea could be quitting because she is expecting????
Time will tell.
I'm forever for Hillary, BUT why would anyone WANT to be President now, with so many world conditions in a fever, plus, global warming? Whoever does, is going to need a lot of ideas, plans, policies, and be able to spell them out in a simple and plain way. I don't think buzz words will work in this climate.
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)She's running.....
Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)and actually Chelsea mentioned that as the major reason for leaving NBC.
Almost sounds believable, eh?
Terra Alta
(5,158 posts)but I think Chelsea leaving NBC has more to do with the upcoming birth of her first child than gearing up for her mom's campaign.
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)djean111
(14,255 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)And if Wendy Davis can boost some Blue into Texas, Castro could seal that to at least Purple.
joshcryer
(62,276 posts)If Clinton is sufficiently entranced by being a grandmother, and realizing that as President she will miss out on 4-8 years of that role, then she might not run. I'm not trying to reduce her options or desires to this one thing, but being a grandmother is a very life changing event, and it could have that effect on her.
We're talking about her foregoing her grandchild's development until it's well into school if she does two terms. That's a pretty difficult sell. She could always convince Chelsea to move back in the White House...
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)You know, that he may not run because he is a grandfather.
Anyway, it is not as if she will raise the child. I'm sure the kid can visit on weekends and holidays, like I understand most grandchildren do.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Strike that. I'll eat all the hats.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)It's about her getting ready to have a baby. She was only working part-time anyway. Given it is her first child, she probably wants to have plenty of time free both before and after the birth.
Her mom isn't going to say whether she is running or not until next year. Anything else is just blind speculation.
BEZERKO
(592 posts)that she was running for President on John Stewart. I'd like to see Elizabeth Warren, but...
craigmatic
(4,510 posts)The only thing that she's willing to take a stand on is increased military activity around the world.
blondie58
(2,570 posts)I am törn, myself. We have had enough Clintons And Bushes to Last a lifetime.!