Hillary Clinton for President: 2012 and The Gravity Of Discontent.

Monday, September 7th at 8:56PM EST

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I have been wondering for a few weeks about Hillary Clinton and what she – and Billy Jeff – might be thinking when they see NObama’s numbers attracted by the increasing gravity of discontent. An article about her campaign fund still having several million dollars in it also hit my suspicious antennae! (The article naively wondered what was going on: what could be the purpose?)

Rasmussen reports that Hillary defeats Palin in a theoretical match-up, and that Hillary’s approval is at 79% versus NObama’s 42-45%. Rasmussen also details liberal talk wondering about a challenge for the nomination if NObama tanks further.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/

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Knowing that the Clintons’ desire for regaining power is hardly sated – and has undoubtedly been insulted by NObama and his Chicago Wrecking Crew – could one predict that she will resign before Christmas and quietly start sabotaging NObama, while raising war funds for a nomination challenge in 2012?

Again, check those approval numbers: Hillary 79% NObama 42-45%!

So what happens with Republicans if Hillary decides to make a challenge for the nomination? Time to eat some popcorn and watch the house divided fall?

Or would she have a good shot against any Republican? e.g. Hillary defeats Palin (our strongest candidate according to some) in a theoretical match-up by 12 points.

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Clinton vs. Clinton

izoneguy (Diary) Monday, September 7th at 9:11PM EST (link)

The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.

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6eorge Jetson (Diary) Monday, September 7th at 10:07PM EST (link)

Hillary's numbers are 53-43

scarlos (Diary) Monday, September 7th at 9:13PM EST (link)

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2009/53_have_favorable_opinion_of_clinton

I suspect that she’s certainly planning for a primary challenge, but for right now she’s simply biding her time and waiting for the situation to develop more fully.

I mean, if she announces a challenge to a sitting president while a member of his cabinet less than 8 months into his presidency screams of blatant opportunism. If after 2010 he has very obviously hurt the Democrats in Congressional elections and doesn’t seem to be in a position to turn his image around I fully expect a challenge to come.

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Ausonius (Diary) Tuesday, September 8th at 7:53AM EST (link)

The Clintons do not go down with sinking ships: they are among the first rats to leap overboard into a motorboat! Preferably a yacht paid for by Chinese billionaires, but I digress.

I can see Billy Jeff “fund-raising” (he owes her, remember?) if/when the Hell-th Care Bill officially is in the morgue. This would leave her free to resign at any time, letting the Clintonistas do low-level organizing, and wait for the results of 2010. I suspect there might be some campaign organizing going on right now, under the radar.

Then yes, if the results are disastrous, or at least not as good as hoped, she can make her move: Teddy Kennedy Redux 1980, as Richard Mullins wrote above.

For Dems to wrest the nomination away from the first-sitting Afro-American would be almost impossible. Almost: remember all that Dem anger about how Hillary was cheated out of the nomination? Where did all that anger go, I wonder?

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Personal Tutor to the future St. Paulinus of Nola and to young Gratian, heir to the throne during the turbulent final years of the Western Roman Empire. When his former student Gratian was assassinated, Ausonius threw up his hands and retired to his farm in Gaul. Rome was captured by barbarians 14 years after his death.

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Hillary 2012 is Ted 1980

Richard Mullins (Diary) Monday, September 7th at 9:15PM EST (link)

Really I think that they still will keep with Obama until the end or if the Major corruption is found in the WH by 2012.

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Joe Biden is like a Decrepit Park owner with a Meth lab that happens to not only be a dealer but a user.

Let’s Bankrupt the Democratic paty. Make spend all the money to defend thier candidates.

Popcorn time!

redtillimdead (Diary) Monday, September 7th at 9:47PM EST (link)

Thats my opinion! Sometimes, it seems that 2012 will just be Pawlenty vs Romney, and if it is, we should have a relatively short primary season, and if Hillary runs, they will have a long, expensive primary. Great!

Nancy Pelosi can kiss my asstroturf.

Hillary and The Hag Factor

Ausonius (Diary) Monday, September 7th at 10:02PM EST (link)

Glenn Beck some years ago theorized on his radio show that 2008 was Hillary’s best shot because of what he called The Hag Factor: barring some new breakthrough in dermatology or plastic surgery, HIllary’s chances deteriorated greatly for 2012 and even more for 2016, given that Americans do vote for youth and image (e.g. NObama).

That makes me wonder somewhat about the double-digit lead Rasmussen claims HIllary has over Pailn.

Ausonius: 310-395 A.D. Teacher, Poet, Consul, General, Farmer.

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Hillary would break up the democratic party

izoneguy (Diary) Tuesday, September 8th at 7:56AM EST (link)

if she ran. There is still a great deal of nutroot supporters who will go to hell with Obama. Hillary would split the vote and that might be a good thing. I just don’t think George Soros would dump Obama over Hillary.