Friends of Hillary hint she may pull out of presidential race

[NVMojo]

September 3, 2006

FRIENDS of Hillary Clinton have been whispering the unthinkable. Despite her status as the runaway frontrunner for the 2008 Democratic nomination for president, some of her closest advisers say she might opt out of the White House race and seek to lead her party in the Senate.

The former first lady longs to return to the White House with husband Bill as consort. Only last week she told television viewers America would be led by a woman one day. “Stay tuned,” she said.

First, however, she has to win the election. Some Democratic party elders — the American equivalent of the Tories’ “men in grey suits” — say Clinton may back out of the race of her own volition.

“I would not be surprised if she were to decide that the best contribution she can make to her country is to forget about being president and become a consensus-maker in the Senate,” said a leading Democratic party insider. “She believes there is no trust between the two political sides and that we can’t function as a democracy without it.”

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2340352,00.html

[BOSSHOG]

1. The behind closed doors meetings

must be getting pretty intense with potential presidential candidates in 2008 jockeying for position. Hillary as Senate Majority Leader? What will become of Harry? So much mystery and intrigue to consume us for another two years.

[NVMojo]

2. yep, where would Harry go if Hillary bumps him out?

[BOSSHOG]

3. Maybe more of that behind the scenes wheeling and dealing

Secretary of State Harry Reid?

[yurbud]

4. The new Department of Gaming and Lotteries? He's from Nevada...

[HereSince1628]

5. Personally, I'm wondering about the "consensus builder" line

In ways it skirts close to a rather Lieberman like role. But it seems a very DLC sounding idea is being floated here, doesn't it?

Hasn't Hillary heard that bipartisanship is GOP shorthand for date rape?