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Old 21-01-07, 08:30   #1
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Thumbs up Hillary Clinton enters '08 race

New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday launched a long- anticipated 2008 presidential campaign that could make her the first female president in the nation's history and the only former first lady to follow her husband in the White House.

"I'm in, and I'm in to win," Clinton said on her campaign website. She spent the day at her Washington home making calls to supporters, donors and friends.

Her announcement was deliberately timed to coincide with President Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday night, campaign advisers said, so she can draw a contrast with the administration's record and help focus attention on the office of the presidency.

Their hope, they said, is to establish Clinton as the candidate best prepared to become the first Democrat in the White House since Bush succeeded Bill Clinton six years ago.

"The stakes will be high when America chooses a new president in 2008," she said in a statement posted on her website along with a video announcement. "As a senator, I will spend two years doing everything in my power to limit the damage George W. Bush can do. But only a new president will be able to undo Bush's mistakes and restore our hope and optimism."

According to a nationwide Washington Post-ABC News poll completed Friday night, Clinton begins the long campaign as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, which will culminate with the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August 2008. The poll showed her the favorite of 41 percent of Democrats, more than double the support of any of her potential rivals.

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who established his exploratory committee last week, has generated enormous interest and attention, putting the Clinton camp on notice. The poll put him in second place among Democrats at 17 percent, but his support has not increased over the past month as he has moved toward a formal candidacy.

The poll, conducted by phone Tuesday through Friday, of 561 Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents and 344 Republicans and Republican- leaning independents had an overall margin of error of 3 percentage points.

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Old 21-01-07, 09:05   #2
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Yes, I know. I read it last night
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Old 21-01-07, 10:16   #3
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Awww I thought she was gonna run
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Old 21-01-07, 10:28   #4
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I had hoped she wouldn't run or that a stronger Democrat would emerge, but I knew she would be the one.

I'll be voting Republican, I'm certain.
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Old 21-01-07, 11:25   #5
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This is great! I believe she'll be an excellent president!
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Old 21-01-07, 18:16   #6
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I had hoped she wouldn't run or that a stronger Democrat would emerge, but I knew she would be the one.

I'll be voting Republican, I'm certain.
amen
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Old 21-01-07, 18:18   #7
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Ohhhh no. We're all doomed... *sob*
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Old 21-01-07, 18:29   #8
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Good luck to her.
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Old 21-01-07, 19:16   #9
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Oh no.
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Old 21-01-07, 19:30   #10
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Go Hillary! The Democratic Party is on the rise and I'm loving it!
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