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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that sheassumesHillary Clinton will bethe 2016 Democratic presidential nominee anddismissedthe suggestion that infighting stirred by the populist wing of the party could derail her candidacy.
If Secretary Clinton runs, I believe that she will win and she will be one of the best-prepared people to enter the White House in a long time, in terms of her experience and her knowledge, Pelosi told MSNBCs Andrea Mitchell during a live interview from Capitol Hill on Tuesday. [But] that doesnt mean that the party is devoid of other voices getting ready for what comes beyond."
She added: "And to help President Clinton, should that be the case, be a great president."
Even as President Obama prepares to deliver the 2015 State of the Union address Tuesday evening, political operativesare turning their attention to the 2016election, wondering how the president's addresssets up a Democratic rubricfor the next election. The speech is slated to focus heavily on economic policy the strengthen the middle class.
But Hillary Clinton, who has long been considered thefront-runner in the race for the Democratic nomination but has yet to formally declare her candidacy, has come under fire from progressives dissatisfiedwith her political allianceswith Wall Street. It's worth noting that the WhiteHouse despite its strong pivot to middle-class issues has also frequently faced criticism from the party's progressive wing over its relationships with corporate interests.
The debate as to where the party comes down on certain issues is certainly a lively one. And Ive had my own disagreements even with the White House with some of the proposals that have come forth. But thats why were the Democratic Party. We love each other; let other versions exist, Pelosi said.
Do you assume that [Clinton]will be the nominee? Can she win an election? Mitchell asked.
Yes. Yes, Pelosi said with a smile.
Jose DelReal is a blogger for Post Politics.
Story highlights A key Republican attack on a would-be Hillary Clinton presidential run would be that she'd be Obama's third term Clinton has been talking with a number of high profile Democratic operatives while considering a presidential run Clinton has also reportedly hired advisers from Obama's 2008 and 2012 runs for top jobs in her campaign
But ahead of Tuesday's State of the Union address, critics say Clinton is making their job easy.
Tim Miller, the executive director of America Rising, an anti-Clinton communications and research super PAC, argues in talking points to other Republicans that Clinton is tying herself to Obama by working with and hiring many of his staffers ahead of her all-but-certain 2016 run.
"By hiring his key political and policy staff and making no public moves to place clear distance between herself and the President on issues likely to be front and center in the coming Congress, Clinton is signaling that she's not just from the same party as the President, but that she's an Obama Democrat, who will back his policies, pursue his agenda, and represent a Third Term of the Obama Administration," Miller argues in a memo to the group's supporters.
Since last year, Clinton has been meeting with a broad array of Democratic operatives and possible campaign staffers ahead of a possible 2016 run. But in the last month, Clinton has reportedly began to tap certain Democratic operatives -- many with ties to Obama's two successful presidential runs -- for certain jobs on her nascent campaign.
John Podesta, a top aide on the Obama White House, has said a number of times that he plans to leave the White House in early February and would happily work for Clinton is she runs.
"If she runs, as I hope she will, I will do whatever she asks me to do," Podesta, who previously worked as chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton, said on the Charlie Rose Show in November. "Right now she hasn't made a decision to run, so I am expecting to return to what I was doing before."
Democrats widely expect -- and other outlets have reported -- that Podesta will serve as Clinton's campaign chairman, should she run.
In the memo, Miller argues that Podesta's inclusion on team Clinton is the biggest sign of her joining with Obama. "He [Podesta] will bring that same policy agenda, willingness to subvert Congress and rhetoric to Team Clinton," he writes.
What's more, Clinton has reportedly selected pollsters Joel Benenson, John Anzalone, David Binder and media adviser Jim Margolis for top roles in the campaign. All have worked in similar capacities for either the President's 2008 or 2012 campaigns.
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