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Since President Obama’s ascent into Presidency in 2008 the American public has been speculating Hilary Clinton’s next move.
On Monday, January 6, Politico revealed that Clinton -though months away from a decision- appears to be preparing for a 2016 Presidential Campaign.
The last time she campaigned, Clinton found herself faced with an American populace that was tired of the prospect of another “dynasty” of Presidents -Bush, Clinton, Bush…Clinton?
This coming year the backlash against American nostalgia might not be so overwhelming.
So what does the future hold?
First, though President Obama has broken the Dynasty Pattern, Hillary’s opponents will still to try to present her as a “figure of the past”. After her previous run, however, we can almost bet that she will be prepared for that attack.
We’re guessing that her tactics from the 2008 run will have to evolve in order to distance herself further from her husband. Like Pikachu. (Get it? Pikachu evolves, Hilary Clinton evolves…it’s a joke! But a bad one.)
Second, Hilary’s going to have to deal with the ever growing campaign costs. In the last campaign, Obama and Romney raised a combined 2.0651 Billion dollars ( yes that is Billion with a capital “B”).
Every year the presidential campaign is ruled more and more by the rise of Super Pacs. Does Clinton have the support and funding to run?
Well, already she has mountains of support from some democrats in the states. And, besides her own money mogul funders, Hilary has the advantage of companies that supported Bill.
BUT, see how distancing herself from Bill Clinton can be a double edged coin? If Clinton chooses to run in 2016, she’ll need to walk a very thin line.
And last? You called it, the gender issue. Clinton may be perceived by the electorate as too “touchy-feely” or weak. Her relatively unremarkable run as Secretary of State isn’t going to help her (and oh, yes… there was that one awkward event in Benghazi…). At the same time, people often regard powerful female figures as less likable as their male counterparts. These are two hurdles that Clinton will have to overcome if she decides to run.
Well, two hurdles out of many more to come.
