Hillary Clinton THREE times more popular as her nearest rival Joe Biden to be Democrat's presidential candidate in 2016
Hillary Clinton is already three times as popular as her nearest rival Joe Biden to be the next Democratic presidential candidate, leaked polling data showed today.
If she chose to run for the White House, as many expect her to do, she is expected to take 58 per cent of the vote in the Iowa caucuses compared to Biden on 17 per cent, according to Public Policy Polling.
Yesterday, her spokesman confirmed she will step down as U.S. Secretary of State within 'days' of President Barack Obama's second inauguration in January and is seen as a prelude as a run for the top job in 2016.
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President Clinton? The Secretary of State is expected to take a tilt at the White House in 2016New York Governor Andrew Cuomo trails Biden at 6 percent and Massachusetts Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren at 3 percent in the PPP figures shared with Politico.
'The Secretary has been honoured to serve as President Obama's Secretary of State, and has loved every minute of leading this Department and being part of the State family,' Philippe Reines, a Clinton spokesman, said in an email to the 'Weekly Standard' yesterday.
He did not answer questions on whether she would run for president after she steps down following Obama's inauguration in January.
If Mrs Clinton does run in 2016, it could set up an intriguing 'back to the future' - a term Bill Clinton used in supporting his wife in 2007 - contest between her and Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor.
Jeb Bush, the younger brother of President George W. Bush and son of President George H.W. Bush, was counted as a 2012 candidate and is already being mentioned as a 2016 contender.
More likely, perhaps, is that Bush, 59, will emerge as a kingmaker, perhaps for his close ally Senator Marco Rubio, 41, of Florida.
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