WASHINGTON POST: Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential race Sunday, saying she wants to fight for the economic futures of regular people and ending years of speculation about whether she would redeem the disappointment of her failed 2008 attempt to become the country’s first female commander in chief…
“Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times. But the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top,” Clinton says. “I’m hitting the road to earn your vote, because it’s your time. And I hope you’ll join me on this journey.”
The studied understatement was intentional, an attempt to answer critics who wrote off her 2008 campaign as a nervy juggernaut of ambition and guile. This time, Clinton seems to be saying, the campaign is about voters and not about her… (more)
