Hillary Clinton leaves door open for 2020 run: 'I'd like to be president'

[left-of-center2012]

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during an event over the weekend left the door open to a possible 2020 run, saying that even though she doesn't want to run, "I'd like to be president."

Clinton's comments come as speculation has increased over whether she will launch another bid after the midterm elections. "Do you want to run again?" Recode’s Kara Swisher asked during a Friday night Q&A with Clinton.

"No," Clinton replied quickly, sparking laughter from the audience. But when Swisher pressed her further, she added: "I’d like to be president."

Clinton went on to say that "there’s going to be so much work to be done" after a Democrat "hopefully" wins the next presidential election. "The work would be work that I feel very well prepared for having been in the Senate for eight years, having been a diplomat in the State Department," she said, listing off the qualifications that she often touted during her previous run.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/413572-hillary-clinton-leaves-door-open-for-2020-run-id-like-to-be-president

[ProudLib72]

1. Should have been or will be?

She's rubbing their noses in it with her list of qualifications!

[Flash953]

2. It would be better if she would just be a disturber of the peace

She sure hasn't given up all the money from her campaign contributions. Wouldn't it be cool if she would just stick it to the GOP instead of worrying that she's POTUS. The country doesn't need the drama.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

6. you should duck now

[Cha]

14. Damn Straight.

[Baltimike]

35. This. nt

[Cha]

13. Excuse me? "It would be better if she

would just be a disturber of the peace..." What does that even mean?

Hillary has earned the right to do what she wants. Hillary raises LOTs of Money for other Dems. She shares the wealth.. she KNOWs this is a TEAM EFFORT.

Guess what? Hillary's NOT "worrying that she's POTUS..".

"The Country doesn't need the drama?" Oh really?.. what do you think the Country has now? Run by the Russians and the Saudis with their fucking Stupid Puppet and his fucking Doormats in charge of congress?

[MadDAsHell]

30. I'm not sure any of us know what she is or isn't worrying about, including you. nt

[Cha]

31. Hillary has more important things on her

her mind like we all do. I know this because I've been following her GOTV Efforts leading up to Nov 6th, 2018.

[Hekate]

15. Take a hike, Flash953

[R B Garr]

17. Wut? So soon...??

Where is the concern about other politicians “disturbing the peace” with their campaign contributions? What does that even mean?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. do NOT donate with a codicil

You said:
"She sure hasn't given up all the money from her campaign contributions."

My advice to you is to never donate money with a codicil saying, "Return if you don't do as I expect." It's not really a donation, then, doncha see.

I never expected Hillary Clinton to return money to me, nor have I expected other candidates to do so, any more than I would expect that from a charitable organization or a homeless person on the street. I expected Hillary Clinton to use my donation as she (or more correctly her team) saw fit.

I'd donate to her again and I'd vote for her again, just as many times as she's willing to wade through the shit to get the job.

And, just in case you missed my admittedly obscure reference before, when I said "you should duck now"...

[Cha]

19. Thank You, Hermit!

and.. wth was that?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

20. that was "Liz"

Liz has pyrokinetic powers in the fantasy "Hellboy". I watched that movie years ago with the expectation of spending the whole time griping and growling about Hollyweird cliches, stereotypes, and cut-n-paste scenes and plots. Instead, I enjoyed it.

As you can see in the clip, slapping Liz can get a person flamed. That scene flashed through my mind when the new poster disparaged Hilz with stuff not related to a disagreement over politics.

Oh, btw, there are Nazis who get their due in Hellboy.

[Cha]

22. Wow.. Oh wait! I saw Hellboy

in 2004 when I took the bus down to Richmond, Virginia from New York. My son had flown over from Kauai to work on a house there.. and he put me up in a hotel room.

We wanted to watch a movie so he chose Hellboy.. I didn't think I would like it but I remember I did! But, that's all I remember about it.

That scene flashed through my mind when the new poster disparaged Hilz with stuff not related to a disagreement over politics

Excellent!

Thanks for the good memories of Hellboy. lol And, yeah.. "..start running.. "

ETA.. I remember Ron Perlman!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

23. you scared me

"ETA.. I remember Ron Perlman!"

I had to check the wikipedia page to make sure he's still living.

[Cha]

24. I remember I liked him

in the movie.. and turns out he's quite the advocate of Democracy and truth to power!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

25. quotes

A couple of quotes from the movie, sort of related to this thread, that might remind you why you liked it:

Abe Sapien: Remind me why I do this again.

Hellboy: Rotten eggs and the safety of mankind.

Abe Sapien: Ah!

Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm: In the absence of light, darkness prevails. There are things that go bump in the night, Agent Myers. Make no mistake about that. And we are the ones who bump back.

Those are from:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167190/quotes

We bump back, but I ain't eatin' rotten eggs.

[Cha]

26. Thank You! I'm going to have to see it

again now. That's why I liked it.. I love snappy dialogue.

[Flash953]

40. My money will got to the democratic party not a particular candidate

Whats more important the party or one individual?
We're fighting big corporations who can spend unlimited amounts on one campaign anywhere. Correct me if I'm wrong but after 2016 election wasn't the Democratic party broke? Go ahead and put your money on wherever you think it needs to go while the Party runs out of money. We also lost the Senate and the House.

[MrsCoffee]

28. Oh for fuck's sake. It would be better to think before posting.

This country doesn’t need anymore of this bullshit shortsightedness.

WE all would be lucky to have her.

Drama my fucking ass. It’s not Hillary that brings the drama.

[mcar]

34. Does your advice hold for all those who have run for President before?

[Cha]

37. ..

[Little Star]

3. This country should be so lucky....

She would be a fantastic president. I love Hillary!!!!

[EffieBlack]

5. She would be awesome - but I'm not sure we deserve her

She gave her all and too many gave her the back of their hand.

I wouldn't blame her if she told all of us to screw off and lie in the bed we made. Of course, she's too much of a patriot and decent person to do that ...

We could have had her, but she was too corporatist or too establishment or Wall Street speeches or no different than Trump or not likeable enough or her emails or something ...

[Little Star]

7. I agree with every word you wrote.

[Cha]

12. I'll put those in quotes..

".. too corporatist.. " ".. establishment.. " ".. wall street.." ".. More Dangerous than trump .. "

".. but her emails.." Fucking brainwashed voters.

[Cha]

16. Yes, We should be so Lucky,

Little Star!

[JI7]

4. "Do you want to run again?" Recode's Kara Swisher asked, "No," Clinton replied quickly

clickbait headline

many of us would like for her to be president also

[triron]

8. Run Hillary! You already won the last election.

And you know it.

[still_one]

9. Typical bulllshit headline from The Hill. Unfortunately, Hillary isn't going to run. The country

is a reflection of exactly what it got. A racist, sexist, bigot

[eleny]

10. I hope this gives DT nightmares

He deserves to be trolled. And if she's serious then more power to her.

[Cha]

11. Yes, I like the "trolling" part if that's

it's called. Listing who she is and her accomplishments like she should.. and understood is how exponentially better she would be for our Country and the Planet than the Vicious big Dumb Bully.

Like a 180.

[NoPasaran]

21. I like to think there's an alternate timeline somewhere

Hillary is President,the nation is happy and prosperous and even the last season of Westworld made sense.

[betsuni]

27. LOL at idiots lacking reading comprehension.

"Do you want to run again?" "No." JPR, looking at you.

[m-lekktor]

36. You left out that she added "I'd like to be president" after she said "no" about not running.

Not WANTING to run isn't the same as not running. It sounds like she just hates campaigning and I don't blame her for that.

[MrsCoffee]

38. No kidding.

They love to get themselves twisted up in knots over shit like this.

[bearsfootball516]

29. Lol what a dumb headline from The Hill

"Do you want to run again?"

"No."

Hill headline: "Hillary Clinton leaves open door for 2020 run!"

[Le Gaucher]

32. I will vote for her.

Remember if she had won ..we would not be having this thread..

[Tarc]

33. 73, 77, and 79

That's how old she, Joe, and Bernie will be in 2020

I'd gladly vote for her or the others if they wind up as the nominee, but, we really need to look forward.

[JCMach1]

39. As much as I wish she had won, it's time for youth