Drop Dead Date for entering campaign for Hillary

[Wellong]

Two part question here. First, with the recent Quinnipac poll showing Hillary demolishing the current candidates by 30%+, if she decided to jump in, politically what is the latest date she could enter?

Second, legally, what is the deadline to become a candidate.

And just to make this a real fun thread, should she get in?

[OKNancy]

1. She is not running

Not going to run
there is no deadline officially
She's not going to run

Forget about it

[Wellong]

3. There has to be a deadline

there is no deadline officially

I find that hard to believe. There has to be a legal deadline that one must file the paperwork by. Every other elected office in America has a deadline. Why wouldn't the Presidency have a deadline as well?

[arcos]

6. It changes from state to state... so there is not one deadline n/t

[Wellong]

8. Ah

That makes sense.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. I don't believe there is a date and I don't believe she should run

She should keep her promise to the people of New York and do her job as a senator.

[HFishbine]

4. No She Shouldn't

And, no, she won't.

But, the drop dead date? The convention in Boston.

[knight_of_the_star]

5. She had better not run

If she does then the entire election has just been thrown to the GOP.

[Wellong]

10. why

why would a Hillary campaign, or even nomination throw it to the GOP?

[arcos]

7. BREAKING NEWS!

Hillary is NOT running for President in 2004!

[ComerPerro]

9. Let it go, she isn't running

I know its a twisted right wing fantasy that she run, but I really don't think it will be happening this year.

[Wellong]

11. It may be a right wing fantasy

but poll after poll after poll of democrats shows she blows everyone away. No one comes within 30 points of her.

[elperromagico]

13. Yes, that's true

but Bush gains support in a match-up against her.

[ComerPerro]

15. Sorry, its just her name recognition

Thats the reason she blows everyone away.

[liberalnurse]

25. Thats the point being driven by the GOP.

The repukes want to take the focus off of the 9 democratic candidates who are running....Focus on Hillary, who they all know is not, I say is not running.

[bowens43]

12. She isn't running

but if she did, bush would probably win 49 states (she might win California).

[Wellong]

14. 49 states?

your crazy man. You think NY, Mass, Illinois, and a large handful of other states would go Bush?

Man, I know a lot of Americans have lost it, but not that many.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. 100% Right

HRC would loose but she'd do as well as Dukakis except she'd carry CA....

Her presidential hopes would die in the fly over country...

[bowens43]

20. instead of Hillary?

You bet I do. Hillary isn't well liked except by hard core Dems. I know a LOT of democrats who would sit out the election if the choice was Hillary or the idiot. My parents and sisters for instance. Although they always vote a straight Democratic ticket, they wouldn't vote for Hillary. I don't think she could beat bush in NY, maybe Mass.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

24. She's Beating Bush In NY Polls

She'd do as well as the Duke...

But elections aren't about coming close....

And I'll see your anecdote about your family and raise you one...

My mom's eighty five years old.... She was a Stevenson delegate in 52....She walked precints for JFK in 1960.... She took me to the front of a rope line in 1966 to shake RFK's hand when he was running for senator (I was eight years old)

and she thinks Hillary walks on water.....

[elperromagico]

21. I don't think she would do very well

I wouldn't go so far as to say 49-1, but Hillary running for President right now wouldn't be wise at all. It just gives the neocons a chance to use all their anti-Clinton ammo in another campaign.

[alcuno]

16. You people are obsessed with Hillary Clinton.

70% of Democrats can't name one candidate. They may as well be asking the question, "Which one of these names do you recognize?" It's not Democrats doing these polls.

She's not running. Let it go.

[StClone]

17. He He He

When I saw this Hillary post I said "lowpostcounster."

Well?

[liberalnurse]

27. I had the same sense on that.....

but gave the benefit of the doubt.....and held my breath too.

[ima_sinnic]

30. I think we have a visitor from another board

;)

[Wednesdays]

18. Isn't there a 12-step program

for recovering Clinton addicts?

[elperromagico]

22. Maybe not 12 steps

but there are 9. They're running for President.

[bluestateguy]

23. Good

Maybe then we can actually spend time talking about the candidates who actually are running, rather than indulging the the far right's fantasies of Hillary Clinton running, getting nominated and going up in flames in a landslide defeat.

[leetrisck]

26. SHE IS NOT RUNNING

Those are National polls and they're totally useless anyway. Of course, her name would be the most well known - the right keeps her in the spotlight with their hatred and using of her to raise money.

[Wellong]

28. 2008 is often talked about

What is going to change between now and then to take her from not-electable to electable?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

29. Nothing....

I like HRC but I can't conceive of any scenario where she can be elected pres now or ever....

[arcos]

33. 2008 will be Dean's reelection campaign... n/t

[ThomWV]

31. Not WV

I can absolutly assure you that she could not take West Virginia, and I don't care who she ran against - she would loose. In fact I would go so far as to say that of the existing field of potential candidates only Clark could take West Virginia, but that he could take the state with ease.

Thom

[gulliver]

32. Her name is just being used by the GOP...

... as a tool to attack the current field of candidates. It's beneath the Dems to play politics that way, but not Republicans. She isn't getting in.

[Dr Fate]

34. Right Wingers have an unhealthy fixation on the the Clintons...

...chances are, she will run in 2008 or 2012- and she will do well when she does.