Posted on 01/29/2019 7:35:34 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Hillary Clinton's former campaign chairman John Podesta on Tuesday tamped down on speculation that the former Democratic presidential nominee may seek another White House bid in 2020, calling the idea "media catnip" and stressing that Clinton "is not running."
"She says she's not running for president," Podesta said on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront."
He added that the former secretary of State was currently "in Puerto Rico trying to help the people, that Donald Trump has abandoned, through the Clinton Foundation. Trying to bring some relief to the people of Puerto Rico."
"I take her at her word. She's not running for president," he said.
Podesta added that Democrats already "have a lot of great candidates out there right now."
"I think the Democratic primary will be a spirited one with a lot of great ideas coming forward," he said. "I think she would’ve been a great president, but that’s in the past."
Podesta's comments come after CNN White House correspondent Jeff Zeleny reported Sunday that Clinton hasn't ruled out making another bid for the White House in 2020.
"I’m told by three people that as recently as this week, she was telling people that look, given all this news from the indictments, particularly the Roger Stone indictment, she talked to several people, saying 'look, I'm not closing the doors to this,'" Zeleny said during a roundtable on CNN's "Inside Politics."
Podesta says she isn't.
Who to believe?
Oh noeee...please run Hillary. ONLY you can save us and move us to perfection. /sarc
Hillary running? That’s rich-—she can barely walk without falling.
Well, darn.
There goes the Clinton/RBG 2020 dream ticket.
I have an idea that The Hildabeast would wait out all the other wannabes, and when they have spent all their ammo, she steps in to save the day as the most mature of them all.
She’s running. Podesta is the designated microphone liar and misdirector...
Lock them both up.
Haiti again?
Run? She can barely walk.
CC
She’s waiting for the people to beg her to run. That’ll happen right after RGB wins a heavyweight boxing title.
Podesta, you don’t know that. Not even her own husband can control her. The Dems just have to wait for the other shoe to drop. You and your brother better hope she doesn’t run again.
This time, she may be truly vetted, and not just by paid puppets like Comey.
Andrew Cuomo can run on the “unrestricted abortion up to 18 years old” plank. After all, nine months is just too little time to decide.
In the old days there could be a “convention nominee” as some sort of compromise. She may be hoping that the ‘Rats will get desperate and turn to her at the last minute when all their Tweedledum-Tweedledee candidates amount to nothing.
I can’t see Shrillary getting another shot, but she may fantasize that she could be the convention pick without having to go through all the campaigning beforehand.
Jinx, buy me a coke! See my # 9.
CC
Hillary-Harris would be the GOP dream ticket.
Like she helped the people of Haiti no doubt.
Helping the people thru the Clinton foundation, funny
That is also Michelle Obama’s big plan.
Save your campaign money by coming in on the 4th of July, 2020.
of course she isn’t running. she’s 200 years old, she lost what the dems insist was the most winnable presidential election in modern history, and she’s yesterday’s news. oh, and her entire 2016 team signed up to work for kamala harris.
the people still breathlessly anticipating/fearing hillary’s return to presidential politics are in desperate need for professional help.
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