Hillary Clinton Has Urge to Run

Hillary Clinton Has Urge to Run

Hillary Clinton Reveals She Has 'The Urge' To Run Against Trump, Thinks She Would Win - Western Journalsm

. . . just because she's not running doesn't mean that Clinton, who was defeated by Barack Obama during the 2008 Democratic primaries before losing to Donald Trump in the 2016 general election, hasn't felt the pull of politics once more. Clinton spoke out on the matter during an interview with Variety from the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where a four-part documentary series on her life was set to premiere.

"I know you're not running for president, but do you ever feel the urge to think: 'I could beat Donald Trump if I were running?'" Clinton was asked in an interview published Monday. The 2016 Democratic nominee garnered just 227 Electoral College votes that year, compared with the 306 rightfully earned by Trump. She did defeat him by a roughly 2.9 million-vote margin in the popular vote.

Clinton admitted the thought that she could beat Trump in 2020 has gone through her mind but claimed she is dedicated to supporting the current crop of Democratic candidates. "Yeah. I certainly feel the urge because I feel the 2016 election was a really odd time and an odd outcome," s