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- kdawg1012, on 05/18/2008, -20/+237I like the retirement option. I really like the retirement option.
- chrissku, on 05/18/2008, -7/+78If she does run again in New York she'll be doing it minus the black vote.
- BishkekBuddy, on 05/18/2008, -14/+84From the way she has behaved during this primary, I can't conceive of her giving up anything political... but I still have hope!
- jforjools, on 05/18/2008, -4/+56I''ve been an Obama supporter since Day 1.
But I really have to think that this is a daydream and not even close to a reality.
Yes, Hillary has stepped on some toes (and feet, legs, etc). But she has four years to serve in the senate before she's up for reelction in 2012...and four years to do damage control before she runs for senate again. If she ends up being a strong surrogate for Obama (over the summer and into the fall), that alone would be a strong start to repairing her image. But mostly, four years is a lot of time for her to do good work in the senate. To keep her senate seat, she need only tend to her constituency (New Yorkers)...and I think (from my place afar in MN) that this is doable for her.
There's other lofty political positions for her to aspire to (governor; future cabinet position--probably not this year though; and possibly a future presidential election.)
But let's be real: Being Senator of NY is pretty damn great....and being 1 in 100 senators doesn't make you a 'little' guy--it makes you one of an elite, esteemed, important, and small political group,
I'm very relieved HRC won't be the Dem nominee for president--but I'm also glad that she'll continue to be one of our democratic senators in the senate. (Having the 'numbers' in the senate and house wil play a hugely significant role in the success of the next administration.) - thirdcoastborn, on 05/18/2008, -6/+37I had heard that she might be running for governor of new york
- 666dorado, on 05/18/2008, -13/+41she never gave a crap about the people of NY. she only ran for senate to up her chances at the presidency. now that her chances for that have evaporated, what's the point of continuing?
- MindyB, on 05/18/2008, -7/+33I doubt she will give up her Senate seat, she has proven to be extremely greedy and power hungry, I can't see her not holding on to power to retire. She loves the taste of it ad will not give it up unless she is thrown off the seat by the voters.
- beauc, on 05/18/2008, -4/+28what a dumb title. pure opinion.
- GhostWithToast, on 05/18/2008, -21/+43This story is ridiculous. Clinton has millions of supporters, millions of people voted for her and she's still a respected politician. Just because Digg users other liberal media think she's horrible (which I agree with) doesn't reflect they way other people think about her. She didn't lose by some huge margin and she'll get behind Obama when the time comes. She'll remain in the senate with plans to run again later.
- AndrewDB, on 05/18/2008, -3/+21What a kick in the nuts it'd be to her to be denied the presidential nomination, then to be denied the governor spot in New York..
It'd serve her right. - freehunter, on 05/18/2008, -0/+14Honestly, I'm not a clinton fan, but what has she done to the democratic process or to our system? She's doing exactly what the system was designed to allow her to do, to run for president as long as she is still getting votes. Sure, she's not going to win, but as long as she wants to run, she should be able to.
- Drahkar, on 05/18/2008, -0/+14If only we could see that happen. *dreamy eyed look*
- thentro, on 05/18/2008, -0/+13I find it funny that digg comments are often more intelligent than the stories they are commenting on.
- spyd3rweb, on 05/18/2008, -10/+22Time to get rid of the bush-clinton dynasty for good.
- kinneys, on 05/18/2008, -2/+15Please tell me you're joking.
- Foot56, on 05/18/2008, -6/+17I would laugh if Obama refuses to pay off her campaign debt.
- PopcornDave, on 05/18/2008, -2/+12No it says a lot about a system where someone can get paid for a job they essentially abandon during a campaign. Any politician running for any new office should be forced to resign to run instead of having such a safe and cushy fall back.
- klick37, on 05/18/2008, -2/+11I always get my Clinton information from eyesonobama.com
- MurphyWatson, on 05/18/2008, -8/+17Why is an Obama site reporting this? Why is there is a picture of Obama for president tshirt next to the headline?
- talonstriker, on 05/18/2008, -1/+9If you jail politicials for lying, the whole Capitol would be in jail
- AndrewDB, on 05/18/2008, -0/+8Yes, she could conceivably win, I never said she couldn't..
I just said I'd love to see her get denied the spot. :] - cquinnd, on 05/18/2008, -4/+12She is still a standing Senator. It says a lot worse about our system if she was not able to return to at least serve out her term and have the possibility to run for that seat again (or be defeated in a future senate race).
- inactive, on 05/18/2008, -1/+10You have no idea what you're saying.
- Consh, on 05/18/2008, -7/+14Way to take an opinionated article and take it as fact.
Digg is hilariously short sighted. - inactive, on 05/18/2008, -4/+12That'd be ***** stupid. Her political career is far from over.
- yojiffyskippy, on 05/18/2008, -3/+9All true except for that "run again later" part.
- PhilLesh69, on 05/18/2008, -2/+8You're talking about New York. She could actually win that post.
Once you get out past about an hour's drive from New York City, that place looks a lot like Pennsylvania. Lot's of old, working class WHITE people. I wouldn't even be surprised that if you took NYC and Westchester county out of the statistics, it might even have a population of few college educated people, close to West Virginia's 17%. - lotsa1s, on 05/18/2008, -0/+7I'll mourn for the poor souls of New York.
- NyteStarNyne, on 05/18/2008, -0/+5God I hope not! I'll be moving if it's true.
This state has enough ***** to deal with as it is. - Drahkar, on 05/18/2008, -3/+8Its not possible for her to unravel the damage that Bush and his crew have done because she is on his side and agrees with most of the things he has done. The only time she doesn't agree with it is when she's campaigning for the presidency. Then all of a sudden she was against the war and doesn't agree with how things are being handled. Oh and she didn't have anything to do with NAFTA either.
- soogy, on 05/18/2008, -0/+5I should remind you that Senators have no vacation days. In addition to this, Senators do little IN office. They also don't bother going to a lot events, except for key votes and such. In fact, a Senator's staff handles the bulk of the work. So, even when they drop out to be a potential Presidential candidate, they aren't missing much.
Now, if a Senator were forced to fully resign just to consider running for their party's ticket, the LARGE majority of politicians would be out of a job within weeks. Look at how many people filed with the FEC, and then look at how many are still running. All of those people would not be able to return to their elected positions despite only having been away for a few weeks, or a couple of months.
With that said, I think Senators are overpaid and they should not be allowed to vote for their wages. - CaviMike, on 05/18/2008, -0/+5What?! That's it, I'm moving to Canada.
- SaintStryfe, on 05/18/2008, -0/+5As a upstater too (Hudson Valley) she isn't getting my vote again. She has tried her level best to ruin the progressive's chance at the white house.
- poondoggle, on 05/18/2008, -3/+8I guess you'll show them daniel. Nice work unifying the party you petty twit.
- inactive, on 05/18/2008, -0/+4I was all games for her ... Senate was just a stepping stone... nothing more noting less... since she couldn't make a jump to the white house she is showing her true colors now. She just doesn't care about the rest of us to serve the public office.
- kelalo, on 05/18/2008, -2/+6I can't wait to see her lose that, too.
- darkciti2, on 05/18/2008, -0/+4From what I've heard from other New Yorkers, she's actually helped the state quite a bit since she's been in the Senate.
- PhilLesh69, on 05/18/2008, -0/+4It definitely would be nice. Slap the smug right off her face.
- weaselfingers, on 05/18/2008, -0/+4There's always School Board! :D
- Glidedon, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3It depends on the definition of crime and if there is any controlling legal authority.
- inactive, on 05/18/2008, -3/+6This article is nothing but wishful thinking.
- sticko13, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3Well, at least it wasn't "BREAKING: CLINTON TO GIVE UP SENATORIAL SEAT!!!"
- PhilLesh69, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3She lives for that *****. It makes her feel superior to everyone else.
- ichbeineinrcg, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3She won't be any less unelectable in 2012 than she is now, and if she quits the Senate and goes crying home to Bill after not getting her way, it would be even tougher.
Her 2012 run would look like Dan Quayle's aborted 1996 campaign. - uptown, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3cushy job if you can get it ....
- XmenArt, on 05/18/2008, -3/+6Hillary giving up something? That'll be the day
- xrod, on 05/18/2008, -1/+4You REALLY need to read up on how often presidential elections take place.
- mikelist, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3one thing you can say about hilary, she's TENACIOUS, which is a good trait to have when pursuing one's goals.tenacity is a good trait to have at state level legislature. as for her grasp of reality, she has unfortunately put that into question.
- CokeBear, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3She has lots of job options. It might be time for Harry Reid to step down soon as Majority Leader, she could also run for Governor of New York or get a Cabinet post, but here is one that folks may not have considered: Secretary-General of the United Nations. When is the current guy's term up? Its a job that is only as powerful as the political capital of the office holder, and with the Clinton's at the UN, it suddenly elevates the whole institution. (I'm not saying if this is a good or bad thing, just a possibility.)
- darkciti2, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3We need to make sure that Democrats hold on to her Senate seat after she leaves.
This year, the Republicans are attacking the Democratic Congress because they know they will lose the White House.
If you want to see Bush/Cheney Oil Co convicted of war crimes, ensure that Democrats take both the Congress AND the Presidency in November. -
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