Now that Hillary Clinton has lost the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination to Barack Obama, is there a chance that she'll ever run for president again? Well, the answer to that question is dependent on a couple of yet-to-be-determined factors.
One of those factors is whether or not Obama defeats John McCain this November. If Obama loses, it is all but certain that Hillary will run for president again, even if Obama does not select her as his running mate this year. As soon as his loss was officially in the books, she would become the frontrunner for the 2012 Democratic presidential nomination.
Of course, this would in no way guarantee that she will be the nominee in 2012. She was the frontrunner when the current presidential campaign cycle began, only to be taken down by the previously-unknown Obama. Likewise, in 2012, there is a risk that she could be squeezed out by another fresh face like Mark Warner of Virginia.
Now, if Obama wins this fall, any future run by Hillary for the highest office in the land would depend heavily on whether he has taken her as his vice-presidential nominee. If he has, then at that point, of course, she would become vice president. Then, regardless of how Obama would do in a re-election attempt in 2012, Hillary would become the favorite to capture the nomination in 2016.
However, if Obama beats McCain in November, having selected someone other than Hillary as his running mate, the chances of her running for president again would be rendered virtually nil. The new vice president would become the heavy favorite for 2016. By Election Day in 2020, Hillary would be 73 and probably considered too old to run again.
Terry Mitchell is a software engineer, freelance writer, amateur political analyst, and blogger from Virginia, USA. He posts a least one article a day to his blog - http://commenterry.blogs.com - on subjects such as current events, politics, technology, society and culture, religion, health and well-being, self improvement, personal finance, trivia, and sports. His commentaries offer a unique point of view that is not often found in mainstream media. His articles here on SearchWarp represent only a small portion of his work. All of it can be found on his blog. If you like his articles, you'll love his blog.
» left by Terry Mitchell(2,141) Terry Mitchell (109 days 7 hours ago.)
Okay, I'm probably gonna catch some heat for saying this, but things are perceived a little differently for women. :-)
» left by Lorrie Davids(5,019) Lorrie Davids (109 days 7 hours ago.)
Gee, Terry, care to elaborate? That has got to be on a top ten list of comment responses. I'm still laughing!
» left by Avis Ward(8,285) Avis Ward (109 days 3 hours ago.)
Terry, you did very well until . . . hence no stars for you! One thing I'm happy to see, you recognize when you're in hot water. I hope it doesn't beging to boil!
» left by Jane Bullard(1,843) Jane Bullard (108 days 7 hours ago.)
Terry, you know how to stir up interest. Beyond that, I'll not comment too much (smile). However, I like the way you ran through the many possibilities/probabilities. I'm living around the beltway too-in the lovely state of Maryland. It's hard to ignore politics around here, but I think the rest of the country cares about this election...if only everyone who does care will vote this time around! Respond to this comment
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