Clinton to start 2016 bid with focus on voter interaction

AP ^

[bryan999]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to launch her campaign for president sometime in the next two weeks and will initially focus on intimate events, rather than soaring speeches to big rallies, as her team looks to put her in direct contact with voters in states with early primaries or caucuses.

The goal, according to two people close to the Clinton organization, is to make Clinton's second run for the White House more about voters and less about herself.

While it appears at this moment that Clinton will not face a tough primary challenge in 2016, she is aiming to show voters she plans to earn their support and won't take the Democratic Party's nomination for granted.

[chris37]

Another listening tour?

I guess she must be aware of how no one wants to hear her speak at all.

[Doogle]

and won't take the Democratic Party's nomination for granted.

..other wannabees don't want to end up in a park somewhere

[DBrow]

Small groups with “invitation only” members, limited reporting, using official interfaces to deal with the media, this all adds up to an attempt to totally control the information flow for her campaign.

[Theodore R.]

All she has to do is file her papers and wait for the masses to respond. She is the Anointed One of 2016. No need to campaign even

[Old Yeller]

So she’s going to threaten people individually now?

[Calvin Locke]

You mean that “focus” doesn’t mean that she’ll work on her aim with books, ash trays, and lamps by throwing them at people dumb enough to attend her events?

[JPG]

-soaring speeches to big rallies...

?????

[Theodore R.]

“No one” much may want to hear her speak, but they are pre-committed to her candidacy. A winner in waiting, they might say

[Cementjungle]

...put her in direct contact with voters in states with early primaries or caucuses

I guess they're expecting tough primary battles even though she'll be the only one running in them.

[repentant_pundit]

H !
The only face that ever broke Facebook

[Envisioning]

.....is to make Clinton's second run for the White House more about voters and less about herself more about limiting her exposure..

[FatherofFive]

More booze at intimate events?

[chris37]

Yes, I agree, that does seem to be the case.

It’s like people are saying the job is yours, don’t even bother with running.

Very strange.

[C210N]

make Clinton's second run for the White House more about voters and less about herself...

No, but perhaps we can come up with a compromise. Make the second run about neither voters nor Cankles... make her run about scrubbed e-mails. Fitting, as that issue links to her service on the Nixon committee and lost 18 minutes of evidence.

[chris37]

Personally, I don’t believe she has any throwing skills at all.

I think those stories of hitting Bill with this or that are made up lies, like everything else about her is.

[TomGuy]

will initially focus on intimate events, rather than soaring speeches to big rallies

Translation: She can't fill a high school gymnasium, so she is going to attend some home Tupperware parties.

[1Old Pro]

WOW another listening tour. Why does she feel the need to advertise this crap about how she will engage?

[Mr. K]

One empty gymnasium speech and it would be all over for her

[upchuck]

Perhaps the dried up old hag Killary is afeared? Keep her events small with invited guests only? Depend on the LSM to do a bang up job of promoting her candidacy?