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Rand Paul Says Hillary Clinton Is Too Old To Run For President

Sen. Rand Paul

Sen Rand Paul did himself no favors when speaking to Politico recently about Hillary Clinton’s possible run for president in 2016.

“I think all the polls show if she does run, she’ll win the Democrat nomination. But I don’t think it’s for certain. It’s a very taxing undertaking to go through. It’s a rigorous physical ordeal, I think, to be able to campaign for the presidency.”

It’s not clear if Paul thinks women in their late 60s can’t handle the campaign trail, or if it’s just Democratic women, or if it’s just Hillary. Lately, Paul has been very aggressive about targeting the former secretary of state.

Even the folks over at Fox News thought the comment went too far.

Fox’s Neil Cavuto was critical of the attack on Clinton’s age, pointing out that she would be the same age as Reagan was on inauguration day, adding that the senator did his own potential GOP candidacy “damage with that condescending swipe.”

Even Paul’s father, former congressman Ron Paul, who ran for prez himself was 77 at the time.

Watch Cavuto’s comments on Mediaite.

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Hillary Clinton at the 2014 Harkin Steak Fry

With her husband Bill Clinton at her side, Hillary Clinton greeted Iowa with a warm and full-throated “I’m back” at the 37th (and final) Harkin Steak Fry hosted by retiring Sen. Tom Harkin.

“When Tom Harkin called and asked me to come, I have to admit, I wasn’t sure what to say. I’ve got a few things on my mind these days,” Hillary said, then acknowledging her quickly approaching status as grandmother.

Then, she alluded to the obvious:

“Then of course there’s that other thing,” she said. “It is true, I am thinking about it. But for today, that is not why I’m here. I’m here for the steak.”

In a nod to her former boss, Hillary said, ” It does really feel just like yesterday when I was last here at the Harkin Steak Fry. As I recall, there was a young Senator from Illinois there at the same time. And I wonder whatever happened to him?”

Hillary recently indicated that she is, indeed, considering another run, but won’t announce until January 2015.

I should state here and for future reference: Hillary is my girl. She was my vote in 2008; she’s my vote in 2016. I believe in her and I like her fairly moderate positions. I think she’s smart; I think she inspires; I think she is uniquely qualified to be President.

Go Hillary.

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Poll: No real front runner for GOP; Hillary way ahead for Dems

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 

According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul barely leads the way among national Republican voters with 11% of the vote in a potential 2016 GOP primary.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush all tied for second with 10% of the vote.

However, the Democrats know who they want for 2016. Hillary Clinton leads with 58% of those polled. Coming in a distant second is Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren with 11%. Vice-president Joe Biden comes in third with 9%.

In head to head match ups, Hillary leads all of the GOP folks by a margin of 7-9 points.

Read more at Politico.

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RNC chairman Reince Priebus: Hillary Clinton’s age & health are “fair game”

Hillary Clinton’s age and health status are “fair game” if she should decide to run for the 2016 presidency, the Republican Party leader said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“I don’t think there’s a graceful way to bring up age, health and fitness for a candidate who wants to be president of the United States,” said Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus when asked about reports that Republican strategist Karl Rove claimed Clinton could have suffered brain damage from a blood clot two years ago.

“It was fair game for Ronald Reagan. It was fair game for John McCain,” Priebus added.

Reagan took office in 1981 at age 69, and McCain was 72 on Election Day in 2008. Clinton is currently 66 years old.

Priebus added that he isn’t convinced Hillary will run: “I actually doubt very much that she will decide to run in 2016,” he said.

(source)

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Hillary Clinton on possible 2016 White House run: “I’m thinking about it”

Speaking at a conference in San Francisco, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came thisclose to announcing a probable run for the White House in 2016. “I’m thinking about it,” she said.

From CNET:

“The hard questions aren’t do you want to be president, or can you win,” said Clinton, who appeared here as the headliner at a conference sponsored by marketing automation software company Marketo. “The hard question is why. Why would you want to do this and what would you offer that could make a difference.”

For now, though, Clinton said she does not plan “to make a decision for a while,” saying she is “actually enjoying my life…seeing my friends and going on long walks and playing with my dog.”

“I danced around that pretty well, didn’t I,” she said, drawing peals of laughter from the audience.

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Sen. Rand Paul eases rhetoric on same-sex marriage

Clearly Sen. Rand Paul is attempting to get his ducks in a row for a 2016 presidential run. Note his statement here softening his position on gay marriage to Vocativ:

“I think that the Republican Party, in order to get bigger, will have to agree to disagree on social issues.

“The Republican Party is not going to give up on having quite a few people who do believe in traditional marriage. But the Republican Party also has to find a place for young people and others who don’t want to be festooned by those issues.

“On issues that are very contentious, that involve social mores — I think that allowing different parts of the country to make their decision based on the local mores and culture is a good idea.

“But when it comes to taxes and benefits, the [federal] government ought to take a neutral position — a way where marriage wouldn’t have an effect, positive or negative, on those things.”

And the far right-wing is already mad…

(h/t JMG)

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Ohio: Hillary Clinton tops hypothetical 2016 GOP Presidential candidates

New Quinnipiac University Poll shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leading all potential 2016 GOP presidential nominees:

Secretary Clinton tops Gov. Christie 49 – 36 percent in an early look at the 2016 presidential race in this critical swing state. The Democrat tops other possible Republican contenders:

51 – 36 percent over former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush
50 – 36 percent over U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida
51 – 38 percent over U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky
49 – 40 percent over U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin
51 – 34 percent over U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas
51 – 39 percent over Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

Overall, Ohio voters say by a margin of 55%-39% that Hillary would make a good president. No Republican in the poll had positive numbers on that question.