EIN News :: Hillary Clinton to Run As Independent? Speculation Mounts That She Will Abandon Democratic Party to Win White House

WASHINGTON, April 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clinton insiders have been floating this very possibility. See: http://uspolitics.einnews.com/article.php?nid=461158

At the moment, a Clinton independent candidacy is viewed as an idle threat, designed to pressure superdelegates with a party disaster if they don't nominate Clinton. But when you look at the electoral college calculus, an independent run could represent a realistic path to the White House for Clinton.

Wouldn't a divided Democratic party leave the door open for McCain to win handily? Not necessarily, the thinking goes. McCain already is pulling some heavy anchors: Bush fatigue, a faltering economy, McCain's determination to keep troop levels high in Iraq, his iffy support among the GOP conservative base and his age. In most of the competitive GOP primaries earlier this year McCain drew only a third or less of the Republican vote.

Some Clinton insiders see the 1992 election, where Bill Clinton won with only 43% of the vote, as a reasonable model for 2008. George H.W. Bush, the sitting president that year, only drew 38% of the vote.

Most commentators are focusing on Hillary Clinton's slim path to the Democratic Party's nomination. Behind the scenes, some in the Clinton camp are beginning to see another path, one that leads through the back door.

To learn more about this hot topic read Joe Rothstein's article "Hillary Clinton As An Independent Candidate for President? This Fight Could Go On Beyond The Convention" at http://uspolitics.einnews.com/article.php?nid=461158.

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