HILLARY 2016?

       

        Now that the 2012 election season has come to a close (besides for defeated Tea Party Representativ Allen West of Florida), the speculation of who will run in four years, begins now. For Republicans, we can speculate that party golden boy, Marco Rubio, who stuck closely to Mr.Romney in his prospects, will take the stage as a possible Republican nominee. But, for Democrats, many are fixated on one person who once ran in 2008, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Although Clinton has turned down all questions about her intentions of running, a simple Google search can show that there is an overwhelming community of people who would love to see her run again, 8 years after her defeat for the Democratic nomination by current President Obama, who will be starting his second term very soon.

When I said overwhelming, I meant it. That is over 70 million results and counting. 

Bill Campaigning for his wife back in 2008.

     Again,  Madame Secretary of State has repeatedly denied claims that she will run in 4 years but, her husband former President Bill Clinton, a man respected across the world, has said that "If she changes her mind and decides to run, I’ll be happy.” but that it is "It’s entirely up to her,” and that “I believe that she’s being absolutely honest with you when she says she doesn’t think she’ll go back into politics. But if she comes home and we do this foundation stuff for the rest of our lives, I’ll be happy; if she changes her mind and decides to run, I’ll be happy.” (source: Politico) Yet although again he is acknowledging that she has said that she will not run, his support of that slight possibility does give off a bit of hope for fans and supporters of his wife. 

      Although all signs point to a big fat "NO" from Hillary in regards to running. Based on items for sale on the internet, you would think that her campaign has already begun with items ranging from bumper stickers to water bottles plastered with the phrase "Hillary 2016". Even the popular clothing chain Urban Outfitters recently featured a "Hillary 2016" shirt on their website, right next to a shirt saying "Barack Yo Body". In summation, it is anything but difficult to find some way to show off to the world who your top pick for the 2016 presidential race is…in 2012. 

From bottom left: 1.Mug from Zazzle 2. T-shirt from Urban Outfitters (now out of stock)

 3. Christmas ornament from Zazzle as well 4. Agenda/Planner which is also from Zazzle. Now it isn't hard to show your support for one of America's favorite leading ladies.

      Speculations began when Mrs.Clinton announced that she would step down from her position after one term as Secretary of State. Since then I'm sure it has been the elephant in the room whenever she has been in a professional setting. We wont know for a while whether the former first lady will take a second attempt at becoming the first female president of the United States of America, but until then, avid Hillary fans like myself (I saw her actually speak when she came down to South Florida when she was running in 2008) can just hope and pray that our wishes be granted.