Clinton: ‘I’m thinking of running’

Will Hillary Clinton run for president in 2016? Not knowing the answer is keeping potential rivals from raising money. WSJ's Peter Nicholas reports on Lunch Break.

'I'm thinking about it' ... Hillary Clinton pictured earlier this month. Picture: Andrew Burton Source: AFP

HILLARY Rodham Clinton has confirmed that she is 'thinking' of seeking Democrat preselection for the US Presidency in 2016.

Delivering the keynote speech at the Marketing Nation Summit in San Francisco on Tuesday, Clinton spoke about the US economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin and some vague words about her own presidential ambitions.

The US is in a "political period of dysfunction," she said, citing the "disheartening and embarrassing" spectacle of Congress flirting with debt default.

"I wish our country had the limited campaign period that other countries have," she said, adding that a shorter campaign would leave more time for reasoned discussion and action on what the country really wants and needs.

"I'm not going to make a decision (about running for president) for a while because I'm actually enjoying my life, having fun doing ordinary things" like seeing friends and taking long walks with her dog, she said, before flashing a sly smile.

"I danced around that pretty well, don't you think?"

Playing to the 3500 marketing experts in the audience, Clinton said she was "hoping to get some marketing advice ... obviously thinking about it."

Tough words on Putin ... Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures while delivering the keynote address at Marketo's 2014 Marketing Nation Summit. Picture: Ben Margot Source: AP

But she also balanced the coy jokes with some serious remarks on the subject.

"The hard questions aren't do you want to be president, or can you win. The hard question is why," Mashable quoted her as saying.

"Why would you want to do this and what would you offer that could make a difference?"

Political pundits have canvassed a number of other candidates for Democratic Party preselection, including the current Vice President, Joe Biden, and the Governor of Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, but a recent Time magazine cover story suggested their chances were slight.

Their headline read: "Can anyone stop Hillary?"

She was even more serious when she discussed the Russian President, whom she called "a tough guy with a thin skin who believes the best way to move forward is by moving backwards" to the era of the Russian Empire.

"He will go as far as he can unless he is somehow contained."

Clinton said the "flood of money out of Russia" in recent months "is the best way to undermine the oligarchs who support him."

Also important is weaning Europe from the oil Russia provides, she said, as is repeating loudly and often that "what he did in Crimea is illegal; it is against international law."

"He is obviously determined, he is very difficult to read personally and he is always looking for advantage, so he will try to put you ill at ease" through insults or bored, dismissive behaviour, she said.

"I've had a lot of experience with that. ... I'm not impressed by it."

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