Monday, April 13, 2015

What now? A female president?

      Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State, has officially entered the 2016 race to be the President of the United States. Clinton is the first candidate in the thin Democratic field to formally announce a 2016 run, and is unlikely to face any real challenge until the general election.

      "I'm running for president," Clinton says in the video. "Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion so you can do more than just get by. You can get ahead and stay ahead. Because when families are strong, America is strong."



      In 2008, Clinton made history when she ran for president the. She became the first women to win presidential primary races and nabbing a total of about 18 million votes. Clinton suspended her campaign and urged voters to vote for President Barack Obama. 

      This week Clinton is heading to Iowa where she will do small events throughout the week. She will kick off her new bid for the White House. She will not formally hold a political rally or give a campaign speech until may. 

A clip from her announcement video saying she will be running for president.
(Photo Credit: usnews.com)
      I think people are supporting her because she is the first women to run for president. But people want options. 
      
      Clinton's announcement video she is not even in it for the first 90 seconds of the two minute video. Causing the video to be easily mistaken for something else

      In the last three months, according to Facebook, an average of $270,000 unique have talked about Clinton each day. So far, her announcement video has been viewed more than 2.8 million times on Facebook and nearly 2.5 million times on YouTube 

     

1 comment:

  1. Good use of tweet and video. I can't find any other links, though. Don't forget those! Also, not sure what you mean in the last paragraph: "an average of $270,000 unique have talked about Clinton each day." ???

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