Hillary Clinton's team begin to assemble campaign staff

Polls show Mrs Clinton in a position of unprecedented strength compared to her potential rivals, with two years still to go before the beginning of the Democratic primary election.

A Washington Post/ABC poll found she had the support 73 per cent of Democrats 61 points ahead of Joe Biden, the vice president and a possible 2016 contender.

Her front-runner status prompted Time magazine to ask in a cover article: "Can Anyone Stop Hillary?"

HRC details how Bill and Hillary Clinton kept a detailed "hit-list" of the Democrats they felt betrayed them by supporting Barack Obama over her in 2008.

While Mrs Clinton went on to serve loyally in Mr Obama's administration, her husband ruthlessly pursued the perceived traitors among Democratic members of Congress.

During the 2012 election he opposed one congressman who failed to support his wife four years earlier. The congressman lost his primary to a fellow Democrat, ultimately allowing the Republicans to take his seat.

"The message from the Clintons to the rest of the Democratic political world was clear: It's better to be with us than against us," according to the book.

Mrs Clinton's staff are also planning a strategy about how best to deploy her husband on the campaign trail. While he was a major asset to Mr Obama's re-election effort in 2012, he repeatedly courted controversy during her 2008 bid.

The former president took it on himself to rewrite a large section of Mrs Clinton's 2008 speech, prompting frantic last-minute revisions as she reversed his changes.

The book reports a surprisingly affectionate relationship between Mrs Clinton and Mr Obama despite their 2008 rivalry.

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Hillary Clinton's team begin to assemble campaign staff

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