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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Elizabeth Warren supports Hillary for President [View all]brooklynite
(94,311 posts)...those of us who are engaged try to encourage the candidates we want by 1) asking them to run, 2) showing them how much support they'll have WHEN they run, and 3) promoting them to other supporters and voters.
Last time round, Hillary Clinton got 17 Million Primary votes. I believe many of those voters would vote for her again. I believe many Party officials and financiers want to to run and are telling her that through various means. By comparison, I believe a small number of progressive are upset about her running, but are apparently unwilling to actually find an alternative candidate to step in.
Now, you're welcome to say "it's too early", but I have to tell you, bluntly, the Election started a year ago. I was at the Charlotte Convention, and I had a private meeting with Brian Schweitzer about his 2016 plans (after he'd finished a visit to the NH delegation) and saw Biden, O'Malley and others reaching out for support for their potential future run. Yes it would be nice if we had six week campaigns, and yes it would be nice if we had publicly funded campaigns but we don't. You can either play by the rules everyone else is playing by, or you can sit on your hands and be prepared to complain again come early 2015.