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Jantje_Smit » 15 Jan 2022, 4:15 am » wrote: ↑

15 Jan 2022, 4:15 am

The rumors are increasing..... all the 17 political scientists agree that it's her turn.... the psycho princess hasn't given up.... it could happen...


 
Hillary Clinton 2024? Sounds Implausible But Not Impossible, US Political Scientists Say

High-profile presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's political comeback in 2024 is a plausible scenario, as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' approval ratings are sinking and Democrats are expected to lose control of Congress in 2022, according to two Democratic insiders, pollster Douglas E. Schoen and an ex-Manhattan borough president, Andrew Stein, wrote in an 11 January op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.

Adding to the chatter, The New York Post outlined a scenario under which Clinton could jump in as a Democratic "saviour". According to some in the media, Clinton could replace an increasingly unpopular Harris as Biden's veep and even replace the sitting president in 2024. Meanwhile, Clinton's Twitter feed is "dotted with attempts at Clintonian nostalgia," the newspaper suggested, asserting not-unkindly that "the old blonde ambition seems to be burning again."

"Hillary would love it, but the recent Republican sweep last November in Virginia warns that the Democrats need to look to the future, not the past," says a George Washington University professor, Gary Nordlinger. "Secretary Clinton still has the same 'baggage' that led to her losses to Barack Obama in 2008 and Donald Trump in 2016."

The professor admits that Clinton retains the advantages of "high name recognition, searing intellect and tenacity, and the ability to raise large sums of money quickly."

"While the prize of presidency is always hard to resist, the likelihood of her launching a new campaign isn’t all that likely. That said though, not impossible. This is Hillary," echoes David S. Kerr, an adjunct professor of political science at Virginia Commonwealth University....